The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disabilities are not related to service or her service-connected back disability, and thus denied her claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of the current right shoulder disabilities, and there is no causal relationship established between the current disabilities and either service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Right Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, Right Shoulder Labral Tear (Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior Lesion), Right Shoulder Acromioclavicular Joint Arthritis, Total Shoulder Arthroplasty/Hemiarthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23023974
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disorder was denied service connection initially, but new evidence received after the March 2008 rating decision is relevant to this issue. The Board finds that a current diagnosis for right shoulder impingement syndrome exists and that it did not have its onset during service or otherwise be related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine, bilateral shoulder, and right ankle disabilities are remanded for further evaluation. The Veteran also has claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and sinusitis, which are also remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran was granted service connection for various conditions, but the appeal regarding an earlier effective date for benefits under the VA PCAFC related to a June 2023 application is denied.
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