Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, and his left wrist disability remains at a non-compensable rating. Service connection for depression and headaches are granted, while the claims for right wrist arthritis, left knee arthritis, and tinnitus remain denied due to lack of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions were evaluated based on their current manifestations without any indication of aggravation or additional exposure factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Arthroscopy with Debridement and Decompression, Left (Minor) Anterior Labral Debridement and Subacromial Decompression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103990
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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