The Board has granted service connection for right hip injury residuals and left shoulder degenerative joint disease, finding that new evidence supports the Veteran's claims. The conditions are considered to be related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The September 1963 line of duty determination established that the injuries occurred in the line of duty during IDT status, which is considered military service for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Injury Residuals, Left Shoulder Injury Residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1442159
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder disability, rated as service-connected left shoulder injury residuals, is granted an increased rating of 30 percent effective from May 25, 2016.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder injury residuals have been rated at 20 percent since the effective date of service connection. The Board has determined that his condition warrants a higher rating to 40 percent due to ankylosis of the scapulohumeral articulation without fibrous union or nonunion of the humerus and limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability is manifested by constant pain, limited motion of the non-dominant arm with pain, fatigue, weakness, lack of endurance and incoordination with repetitive motion. The Veteran's disability is currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's right hip injury residuals and low back pain syndrome have been rated, with the right hip receiving a 30 percent rating since December 15, 2003. The low back pain syndrome remains at 20 percent.
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