The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right shoulder injuries, including a rotator cuff tear and strain, impingement, and osteochondroma, are related to his in-service injury. The decision is based on reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found one positive nexus opinion supported by two physicians that the current shoulder disorders are due to the Veteran's in-service injury in December 1965.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right shoulder injury, right rotator cuff tear and strain, right shoulder impingement, right clavicular osteochondroma status post acromioplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117612
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What this means for you
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