The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability secondary to the Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's fall and resulting injury were caused by his pre-existing nerve condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's fall was caused by his pre-existing peripheral neuropathy, which led to numbness in his lower extremities, causing him to fall on his right shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148588
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
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