The Veteran's service connection claim for left shoulder AC separation (shoulder dislocation) and its residuals, including arthritis, tendinosis, and bursitis, is granted. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service injury and persistent symptoms since discharge.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the STRs showed an in-service left shoulder injury and continued symptoms post-discharge, which are sufficient to establish service connection without requiring a nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder AC separation (shoulder dislocation), posttraumatic arthritis, tendinosis, bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103413
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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.
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