The Veteran's right rotator cuff syndrome is found to be due to his service-connected left shoulder disability, and the appeal for this condition has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s right shoulder disorder was proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right rotator cuff syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065671
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for various lower extremity and joint disabilities, including edema, hip, hand, elbow, retropatellar pain syndrome, ankle, and rotator cuff syndromes, has been reopened. The claims are granted as the evidence shows that these conditions began during active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the appellant's additional disabilities, including cervical spine radiculopathy and psychiatric disorders, were not caused by VA carelessness or negligence. The surgeries performed did not result in these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's right rotator cuff syndrome and muscle injuries.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for his right shoulder disability, but was denied a compensable rating for his left knee surgical scars. The left shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.
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