The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder degenerative arthritis, subacromial bursitis, tenosynovitis, and labral tear, finding that these conditions are related to his in-service duties of carrying heavy rucksacks and artillery.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found a causal relationship between the Veteran's current left shoulder disability and his in-service events consisting of carrying heavy artillery equipment.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder degenerative arthritis, subacromial bursitis, tenosynovitis, labral tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24047874
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