The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability is granted, and his acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is at least as likely as not related to in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports that the Veteran's current acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is related to service, including multiple parachute jumps and a trapezius strain during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19157609
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