The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder, eustachian tube dysfunction with chronic otitis media, and chronic sinusitis disabilities originated in service. The claims for these conditions are therefore granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported experiencing symptoms of her right shoulder, eustachian tube, and sinus disabilities during active duty and has provided competent and credible evidence to support this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder tendinopathy, eustachian tube dysfunction with chronic otitis media, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1812824
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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.
What you can do next
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