The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder glenohumeral arthritis, which he claimed as a left shoulder rotator cuff injury. The decision is based on the finding that his current condition was incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran sustained an inservice left shoulder strain followed by subluxation of the left shoulder, leading to his current pathology including arthritis of the left glenohumeral joint.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder glenohumeral arthritis, left shoulder rotator cuff injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181297
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.
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