The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder as secondary to his service-connected right anterior deltoid resection due to negative medical opinions and lack of a positive nexus.
The deciding factor: There were two negative nexus opinions from VA examiners, which precluded establishing a link between the service-connected condition and the claimed disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181160
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, finding that it is etiologically related to an in-service injury during military service.
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