The Veteran's TBI and PTSD with adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, and alcohol use disorder in remission are granted. The right shoulder condition is denied as not shown to be related to service or a presumptive exposure basis. The left shoulder condition is also denied for the same reasons.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of chronic shoulder conditions during service, and continuity of symptomatology could not be established due to the long period between separation from service and the onset of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Right Shoulder Condition, Left Shoulder Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24081552
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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