The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by her service-connected knee condition and there is no persuasive medical evidence showing its onset during or shortly after service.
The deciding factor: The April 2020 VA examiner found that the Veteran's osteoarthritis of the left shoulder was not caused or aggravated by her service-connected knee condition, as arthritis in one joint does not cause it in another joint and the severity of the arthritis could not have been caused by a fall.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22055547
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for torn labrum and osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, finding no unadjudicated claim prior to October 20, 2014.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee is granted. The claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's motion to revise a non-compensable rating decision for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original determination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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