The Veteran's claims for service connection of a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and right arm disability have been granted.,An effective date earlier than January 28, 2016, is denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received showing current diagnoses of shoulder impingement, rotator cuff tendonitis, degenerative arthritis, and other conditions related to the Veteran's service-connected flexor tendon laceration with repair surgery. The claims were reopened based on this new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Right Arm Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005254
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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