The Board granted service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome and dislocation, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found a credible report of an in-service injury and established a nexus between the current disability and the in-service event, satisfying Shedden elements (1), (2), and (3).
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement syndrome, dislocation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064216
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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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for a left shoulder condition, as there was no evidence to support that his current disability was caused by VA treatment or related to his active military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 7, 2020, for the award of a 70 percent rating for unspecified depressive disorder and TDIU, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for higher ratings for left shoulder impingement syndrome and left upper extremity paresthesia was dismissed due to a late filing.
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