The Board has granted service connection for left and right shoulder chronic dislocations with osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are continuous since service separation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran experienced continuous symptoms of bilateral shoulder pain since service separation and that his current disabilities were incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder chronic dislocations, right shoulder chronic dislocations, bilateral osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1612657
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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