The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with impingement syndrome and acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease is considered to be causally related to his military service, leading to a grant of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the claim that the Veteran's current right shoulder condition is related to his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with impingement syndrome, acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1521336
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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.
What you can do next
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