The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that there was no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's current right shoulder conditions and his time in service, including during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, labral injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25004738
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 281 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding no evidence linking his current condition to military service or any service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and bursitis (right shoulder) disability, as well as lumbosacral strain. The Veteran's left pinky finger status post fracture is denied an initial compensable rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal was denied as his service-connected left shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and he cannot receive a higher rating. His claim for restless leg syndrome was also denied.
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