The Veteran's right shoulder DJD and rotator cuff tendonitis are related to service or aggravated by her service-connected left knee injury, leading to a grant of service connection. The issue of a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the left knee injury is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s right shoulder DJD and rotator cuff tendonitis were found to be related to service or aggravated by her service-connected left knee injury, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative joint disease (DJD), rotator cuff tendonitis, left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146292
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 Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his right shoulder disorder.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals are therefore dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder condition, diagnosed as rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that the evidence of record does not support a causal relationship between the in-service injury and the current disability.
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