The Board granted service connection for right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, and a right eye condition based on the evidence showing they are related to in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided by the Veteran's treating physician were found more probative than the VA examiner's opinion due to their direct link between the current conditions and the in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, right eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041658
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity to ensure compliance with its previous remand directives.
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