The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder rotator cuff condition is related to his in-service injury, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a link between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current condition, with consistent reports of an in-service injury and ongoing problems since service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20032434
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, including whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis status post acromioplasty or due to in-service treatment for left shoulder impingement syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions, including obtaining new medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder tendonitis and rotator cuff condition, finding no evidence of in-service injury or chronic disability.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder rotator cuff condition, right shoulder rotator cuff condition, and right wrist degenerative arthritis as no VA Form 10182 was submitted to appeal under the AMA framework.
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