The Veteran's service connection claims for a pulmonary lung disorder, bilateral shoulder osteoarthritis, and thoracolumbar spine osteoarthritis have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran has these conditions as part of his already service-connected generalized arthritic process.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's already service-connected arthritis, with no indication of a separate in-service injury or disease for the pulmonary lung disorder and shoulder/spine osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary lung disorder (to include asbestosis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Bilateral shoulder osteoarthritis, Thoracolumbar spine osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20010491
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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.
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