The Veteran's claim of service connection for right shoulder bursitis, claimed as rotator cuff with numbness right hand, triceps bicep is reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to establish service connection for a right shoulder condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder bursitis, rotator cuff with numbness right hand, triceps bicep
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19190467
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