The Board finds that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder, including adhesive capsulitis and partial rotator cuff tear, is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it less likely than not that the adhesive capsulitis was secondary to the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, attributing it instead to a tear of the rotator cuff which he indicated was more likely related to injury or general wear and tear.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder (adhesive capsulitis), partial rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1604744
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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