The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disability, including osteoarthritis and impingement syndrome, finding that his symptoms began during service and have persisted since then.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability was less likely caused by an in-service event, but the Board found this opinion inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding symptom onset and continuing nature.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder osteoarthritis, shoulder impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23063064
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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