The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s left shoulder disability is related to overuse due to compensating for his service-connected right shoulder disability and resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Bicipital Tendon Tear, Left Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179310
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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