The Board found that the Veteran's current right shoulder conditions are not related to service, but granted service connection for his right shoulder impingement syndrome and right rotator cuff tendinitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current right shoulder condition is less likely caused by a single dislocation during service, attributing it more to repetitive lifting post-service rather than an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Dislocation, Right Shoulder Instability, Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Right Rotator Cuff Tendinitis with Partial Thickness Tears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1641334
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, which is not service-connected, has been granted a 30 percent rating. The condition is characterized by pain and limited motion to 45 degrees of flexion and abduction.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disorder was denied service connection initially, but new evidence received after the March 2008 rating decision is relevant to this issue. The Board finds that a current diagnosis for right shoulder impingement syndrome exists and that it did not have its onset during service or otherwise be related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for additional ratings under different diagnostic codes and separate rating for nonunion with loose movement or analogous to loose movement, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1998 rating decision.
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