The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder strain, bilateral wrist strains, and bilateral foot disabilities (including mild decreased longitudinal arches). Service connection was denied for chest pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of the claimed conditions were present during service and have continued since then. The VA examiners provided opinions supporting these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Strain, Right Wrist Strain, Left Wrist Strain, Right Hip Strain, Right Mild Decreased Longitudinal Arch (Foot Disability), Left Mild Decreased Longitudinal Arch (Foot Disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19118779
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Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection and increased rating for his right shoulder disability was denied. The Board found that the earliest claim for service connection was filed on June 3, 2024, and thus no earlier effective date is warranted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the Veteran's right hip strain.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis was granted, effective August 19, 2024. The decision is based on the merits of the case and not due to any presumption or new evidence.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service injury.
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