The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability, diagnosed as glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, is related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's right shoulder disability was related to his active duty service and thus granted the claim based on resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162740
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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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