The Veteran's left acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis is granted as secondary to his service-connected GSW to the left shoulder. The rating for residuals of a GSW to the left shoulder remains at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA muscle examiner linked the Veteran’s left shoulder arthritis to his service-connected gunshot wound (GSW) to the left shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- left acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, residuals of a gunshot wound (GSW) to the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20050203
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for a VA addendum opinion from an orthopedic specialist.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis was dismissed by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no credible evidence of an in-service injury or continuity of symptoms since service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and clarification of the medical opinions provided, as they do not address all theories of entitlement raised by the Veteran.
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