The Veteran's left shoulder disorder is found to be incurred during service, and he is granted service connection for a disorder of the left shoulder.
The deciding factor: The evidence in this case stands in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's claimed left shoulder disorder was incurred during his period of active service. The Board finds that the Veteran's testimony regarding an in-service injury and subsequent development of arthritis is credible, and thus grants service connection for a disorder of the left shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- disorder of the left shoulder, degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1635723
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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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure proper due process, including adequate requests for service and medical records, and adequate medical examinations based upon an accurate record.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, cervicothoracic pain, residual left foot pain, restless leg syndrome, and degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder. The claim for bilateral hearing loss and a compensable disability rating for cardiac arrhythmia was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral flat feet and remanded the other issues for further development.
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