The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder injury, finding that his symptoms have been present since separation from service and are consistent with arthritis. The decision is based on continuity of symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran experienced chronic right shoulder symptomatology since separation from service, which is sufficient to establish presumptive service connection for arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- acromioclavicular osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24031365
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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