The Veteran's left shoulder disability is granted as service-connected, but the claims for other conditions are either dismissed or remanded.,The Board has decided that the Veteran's left shoulder injury status post left Mumford procedure is related to her in-service motor vehicle accident and is therefore service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of a left shoulder disability, which was incurred during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) due to a motor vehicle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, left knee disability, left shoulder disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19155421
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