The Board has granted service connection for right bicipital tendon tear, right rotator cuff tendinitis, and AC right shoulder joint osteoarthritis, finding that these conditions are attributable to a period of active duty training (ACDUTRA) in July 1971.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is due to an injury sustained during ACDUTRA in July 1971, supported by service medical records and corroborated by the Veteran's and his spouse's reports of ongoing symptoms since that time.
- Claimed conditions
- right bicipital tendon tear, right rotator cuff tendinitis, acromioclavicular (AC) right shoulder joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23044027
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, effective February 22, 2022.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the sufficiency of the VA examiner's opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disorder. The case is now back for further development and review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and a compensable rating for his right shoulder scar are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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