The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder disability on a direct basis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's right shoulder disability had onset in service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on credible lay evidence and internal consistency of the Veteran's accounts of an in-service injury and ongoing pain, which outweighed the negative opinion from a VA clinician who did not consider this evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right glenohumeral joint arthritis, calcific tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063646
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right shoulder condition, including degenerative arthritis and calcific tendonitis, because the evidence did not show that the condition was related to service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for left hip strain with calcific tendonitis, and for limitations on flexion and extension have been dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are denied. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities related to his knee disorders, elbow disorders, shoulder disorders, neck/cervical spine disorder, low back/lumbar spine disorder, bilateral foot disorder, hip disorders, or hand disorders. Additionally, there is no indication that the Veteran's hearing loss disability was incurred in service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's service connection claim is granted as her bilateral foot disability, including plantar fasciitis, heel spur, Achilles Tendinosis, and calcific tendonitis, had its onset during her period of military service.
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