The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder disability, right shoulder tendonitis, hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss disability, and chronic bronchitis have been granted. However, the Veteran's requests for increased ratings for these conditions remain denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence did not support reopening of the claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, but granted the claims for right shoulder tendonitis, hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss disability, and chronic bronchitis based on direct service connection. The Veteran's requests for increased ratings were denied as there was no established link between the conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis (left shoulder disability)","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"right shoulder tendonitis","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"hemorrhoids","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss disability","status":"denied"}, {"condition_name":"chronic bronchitis","status":"denied"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20066164
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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