The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder disability and entitlement to a TDIU, finding that there was no evidence linking his current disabilities to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s right shoulder disability is not related to his service due to lack of contemporaneous medical records and because osteoarthritis typically develops over time rather than immediately following a fall injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, bicipital tendon tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21009051
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disorders, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions regarding the Veteran's right shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis. The AOJ is required to obtain a new examination and opinion for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks compensation for a right shoulder condition that she contends was caused by VA during a routine mammogram. The RO remanded the claim due to inadequate medical opinion regarding causation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests for effective dates prior to November 6, 2018, for grants of service connection for various conditions.
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