The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 19, 2014, for the award of service connection for right shoulder strain with tendonitis under the provisions of Section 506 of Public Law 112-154.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder had been manifested in the one-year period prior to the March 19, 2015, claim, meeting the requirements for an earlier effective date under Section 506 of Public Law 112-154.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain with tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017950
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