The Veteran's claim of service connection for left shoulder disability is reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection for a left shoulder disability is denied as there is no evidence showing that the condition began during or approximate to the pendency of the claim, nor is it related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support finding that the Veteran's left shoulder disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral lenticular opacification (cataracts), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178268
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.
What you can do next
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