The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the left shoulder, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to injury in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner and a private medical opinion both concluded that the Veteran's diagnosed arthritis of the acromioclavicular joint of the left shoulder was incurred due to physical labor performed during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162377
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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.
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