The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right and left shoulder disabilities are related to service, granting service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disabilities were related to service, thus resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff impingement, tendinitis and rotator cuff strain, left shoulder partial rotator cuff tear and glenohumeral labral tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- A20015531
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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