The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability, diagnosed as left shoulder dislocation residuals, was incurred during his active service and is related to it. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current left shoulder residual weakness is due to his left shoulder dislocation in-service, which began during service and continued after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder dislocation residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178589
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What this means for you
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