The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, finding that his current disability is related to wear and tear from wearing heavy armor in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disability was related to the wear and tear caused by wearing heavy body armor during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left acromioclavicular joint arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23064963
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disorder, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Board grants service connection for right acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis based on a diagnosis of arthritis and credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and a 20 percent rating for erectile dysfunction, while denying an increased compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on several of his service-connected conditions have been remanded by the Board. The issues include right upper extremity radiculopathy, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, and right elbow medial epicondylitis and strain.
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