The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder strain. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities due to their potential secondary nature to service-connected knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The April 2016 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate because it relied on an incorrect legal standard (permanent worsening) and did not address the Veteran’s history of limping, which could have affected his hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Disorder","secondary_to":"Left Shoulder Strain"}, {"condition_name":"Right Hip Disability","secondary_to":"Service-connected Right Knee Strain and/or Left Knee Strain with Degenerative Joint Disease, Status Post Arthroscopic Meniscectomy"}, {"condition_name":"Left Hip Disability","secondary_to":"Service-connected Right Knee Strain and/or Left Knee Strain with Degenerative Joint Disease, Status Post Arthroscopic Meniscectomy"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19163611
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What this means for you
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