The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder tendinitis and remanded the TDIU claim. The decision on service connection is in favor of the Veteran, as his right shoulder disorder is found to be related to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were inadequate, leading to a finding of equipoise evidence supporting the Veteran’s claim for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20073820
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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The veteran's right shoulder tendinitis is rated at 20 percent disabling, and the other conditions are not rated compensably.
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