The Veteran's right shoulder disability is granted service connection. The breathing disability issue is remanded due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the weight of evidence was at least in balance, favoring the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right shoulder disability. For the breathing disability, the Board noted a duty to assist error and ordered further development to verify toxic exposure during service and determine its relationship to any diagnosed breathing disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder disability, Breathing disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24020727
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the case for further action on heart disability. The decision regarding right shoulder disability is that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a breathing disability and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including low back, left hip, right hip, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities. The VA examinations did not provide adequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right shoulder disability as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and granting secondary service connection.
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