The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral shoulder condition, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of post-traumatic arthritis and establishes an in-service injury causing pain that continued upon separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder condition, post-traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24022546
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn all pending appeals, including those related to service connection for various conditions and a rating for migraines and erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, a bilateral shoulder condition, a bilateral leg condition, a neck condition, and a keloid condition. These claims are remanded for further adjudication by the AOJ.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis is denied. The Veteran's claim for an initial 10 percent disability rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis is granted. The Veteran's claim for a bilateral shoulder condition remains pending and will be remanded.
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