The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, diagnosed as right shoulder degenerative arthritis and right shoulder strain, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and have continued to the present.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's right shoulder disability had its onset in service or within a year of service, satisfying all three elements of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066628
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
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no allegations of error for appellate consideration.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
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