The Board has granted service connection for left upper extremity CTS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine condition and granted an effective date of May 18, 2015, for his service connection claim for left shoulder tendonitis. The Veteran is also granted a 20% evaluation for his left shoulder tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's CTS was at least in part caused by his service-connected cervical spine condition and granted service connection based on secondary service connection criteria. For the left shoulder tendonitis, the effective date is set to May 18, 2015, as this is when the claim for service connection first became pending. The Veteran's left shoulder tendonitis was found to have manifested prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS), left shoulder tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24060603
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation A24060603.
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected left shoulder tendonitis, right shoulder tendonitis, left knee tendonitis, and right elbow tendinitis (impairment of supination and pronation) have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected right elbow tendinitis (limitation of flexion) has also been denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disability, including rotator cuff tear with degenerative arthritis and tendonitis, finding that it is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for lumbosacral strain, left shoulder tendonitis, and left foot arthritis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence supports readjudicating the previously denied claims for service connection of right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, and left shoulder tendonitis. The claims are now remanded for further review.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.