The Board granted service connection for right shoulder degenerative arthritis, shoulder strain, lumbar spine spondylosis, arthritis, lumbosacral strain, and tendonitis, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, and sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows continuous symptoms of the claimed conditions since service, which are consistent with a chronic disease under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative arthritis, shoulder strain (right shoulder disability), lumbar spine spondylosis, arthritis, lumbosacral strain, and tendonitis (low back disability), cervical spine degenerative arthritis (cervical spine disability), sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24003569
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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