The Board grants service connection for a left shoulder rotator cuff disability, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability is related to his military service based on competent and credible lay evidence of pain during service and medical opinions supporting this link.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff tear, status-post left rotator cuff repair
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072420
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder rotator cuff tears due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's complete service treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left shoulder rotator cuff tear to obtain a medical opinion and confirm the Veteran's duty status in February 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's left shoulder rotator cuff tear and an increased evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.
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