The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder arthritis was denied, but the Board granted service connection for his left arm 'Popeye' deformity as due to his service-connected left shoulder arthritis.
The deciding factor: The June 2022 VA examiner found that the Veteran's 'Popeye' deformity was proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left shoulder arthritis, including the April 2016 surgery. The Board resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran and granted service connection for the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder arthritis, left arm 'Popeye' deformity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23002868
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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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