The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's heart disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability on a direct basis. The decision is based on credible lay evidence of onset in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's competent accounts of symptoms since service were consistent with his military duties and provided sufficient evidence to grant service connection without requiring complete medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disability (left ventricular hypertrophy), right shoulder disability (right rotator cuff tear), left shoulder disability (left rotator cuff tendonitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24061468
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What this means for you
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