The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and denied increased ratings for left acromioclavicular separation with degenerative arthritis and scar, left shoulder, s/p arthroscopic surgery.

The deciding factor: The August 2022 VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's current right shoulder condition to his in-service injury. For the left shoulder, the evidence did not support an increased rating as the disability was not shown to be more severe than the assigned 20 percent rating.

Claimed conditions

right shoulder disability, left acromioclavicular separation with degenerative arthritis, scar, left shoulder, s/p arthroscopic surgery

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

20%

Decision date

February 4, 2025

Citation

A25009839

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