The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder condition has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The Board finds that the Veteran's current right shoulder conditions are related to his in-service injury, thus granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's testimony regarding an in-service fall was credible and supported by medical records indicating a pre-existing right shoulder condition which may have been aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Shoulder, Right Shoulder Sprain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18120113
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and increased evaluations for upper extremity radiculopathy and right shoulder sprain.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 50 percent for his right shoulder disability beginning October 28, 2014. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings prior to and after this date are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected right shoulder disability prior to March 11, 2022 is denied. The claim for TDIU prior to October 17, 2014 is also denied.
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