The Board has granted service connection for right calcaneus fracture/sprain, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease. Service connection is also granted for degenerative joint and disc disease of the cervical spine and lumbar spine degenerative joint disease. The claim for a left knee condition remains pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports service connection for these conditions as they are related to injuries sustained during parachute jumps while on active duty training (ACDUTRA).
- Claimed conditions
- Right calcaneus fracture/sprain, Left shoulder degenerative joint disease, Right shoulder degenerative joint disease, Degenerative joint and disc disease of the cervical spine, Lumbar spine degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20035008
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a TDIU for the period from April 2, 2016, to November 1, 2022, due to his service-connected back disability.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for left shoulder, right knee, and left knee replacement conditions. However, the Board granted a 10 percent rating for the left knee scar and a 30 percent rating for the lumbar spine degenerative joint disease.
- Dismissed
The appeals for ratings and effective dates associated with frostbite of the left and right feet, as well as lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, were dismissed. The issues related to knee limitations and TDIU are remanded.
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