The Board has granted service connection for left hip femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, iliopsoas tendonitis and tenosynovitis, left shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tear and tendonitis, and thoracolumbar sprain and left sacroiliitis with spondylosis.,The Veteran's current diagnoses are considered to be a continuation of the conditions diagnosed during service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the Veteran's assertions that his current hip, shoulder, and back conditions are related to injuries sustained during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome, Left Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Thoracolumbar Sprain and Left Sacroiliitis with Spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22026436
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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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- Granted
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