The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, including strain, tendonitis, and labral tear with degenerative arthritis, effective January 11, 2012, the day following the Veteran's separation from active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had a current right shoulder disability at the time he filed his claim for service connection in September 2011 and was still on active duty. The effective date is set to the day following his discharge from service, which is January 11, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder strain, Rotator cuff tendonitis, Labral tear including SLAP with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22059715
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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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