The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder rotator cuff disability had its onset during service and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible the Veteran’s history of injuring his left shoulder while sustaining a back injury in service, as well as his report of having left shoulder problems since service. The decision was made based on the continuity of symptomatology from service to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066373
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of records regarding the appellant's service in the National Guard and ROTC program, as well as his treatment for a left shoulder rotator cuff disability. The AOJ must develop these records and obtain medical evidence before making a determination on the claim.
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