The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine spondylosis and degenerative arthritis, as well as left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis and rotator cuff tear residuals, based on the Veteran's in-service lifting injuries and resulting chronic conditions.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established because the diagnosed disabilities originated during active service due to lifting injuries documented in service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar spine spondylosis, Degenerative arthritis (thoracolumbar spine), Left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, Rotator cuff tear residuals (left shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22037030
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee, shoulder, neck, and headache conditions but granted restoration of a 50% rating for PTSD from March 1, 2021 to April 17, 2021, and an earlier effective date for Dependent's Educational Assistance.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as the claim was granted in full.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left shoulder disabilities are proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder disability. The claim will be returned for further development.
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