The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder osteoarthritis and denied service connection for urinary incontinence, secondary to service-connected nephrolithiasis. The decision is based on the Veteran's combat injury during service resulting in chronic pain that led to current osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during service and had a diagnosed shoulder injury which resulted in chronic right shoulder pain, leading to current osteoarthritis. The urinary incontinence was not proximately caused or aggravated by the service-connected nephrolithiasis.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder osteoarthritis, urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18153493
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