The Veteran's claim for service connection of a right shoulder disorder has been granted. The issue of TDIU is still pending and will be remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence (SSA records and private medical records) was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection of a right shoulder disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185465
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary and the case is being remanded to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions.
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