The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right shoulder condition as secondary to his already service-connected ruptured right biceps. The decision is based on the opinion that the current right shoulder disability is related to prior trauma, specifically a parachute jump accident in 1965.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and found that his right shoulder condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected ruptured right biceps due to a history of prior trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Arthrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19158019
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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