The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition, including glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that there was no evidence of a medical nexus between the in-service incident and the current bilateral glenohumeral joint arthritis, which was consistent with age-related degenerative changes.
- Claimed conditions
- glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19196376
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 26, 2020, for a 20 percent disability rating and denied a higher rating during the appeal period.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right shoulder pain as the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's condition and his active military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for a higher disability rating for both left shoulder and left elbow disabilities.
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