The Veteran's left shoulder condition is granted as secondary to his service-connected thoracic outlet syndrome. The lung condition claim is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a lung condition, and the VA examiner opined that the shortness of breath with mild restrictive changes was most likely caused by sleep apnea and obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder condition, lung condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20007793
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left wrist, left and right knee, and left and right shoulder conditions due to missing personnel records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right leg, arm, knee, shoulder, kidney, plantar fasciitis, and back conditions, as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left shoulder conditions as new and relevant evidence was not submitted since the April 2005 rating decision.
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