The Veteran's residuals of a left rotator cuff tear are proximately due to his service-connected left knee, ankle, and foot disabilities. The Board finds the Veteran competent to report the circumstances surrounding this incident.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported that his fall occurred while recovering from left total knee arthroplasty, which was caused by weakness and instability in his left knee, ankle, and foot due to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1445288
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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