The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder condition is granted due to the aggravation of a pre-existing disability during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had recurrent dislocations of the right shoulder in line of duty, which aggravated his pre-existing condition beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Dislocation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144782
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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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- Denied
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