The Veteran's right shoulder disability is granted as secondary to her service-connected lower extremity disabilities. The cervical spine disability is remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the September 2010 fall caused by the Veteran’s service-connected lower extremity disabilities resulted in both a right shoulder impingement and degenerative changes, which are now granted as secondary to her service-connected conditions. The cervical spine disability is remanded for an examination to determine if it was aggravated by the same fall.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Impingement, Degenerative Changes in Right Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18139872
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