The Board granted service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities based on evidence showing the conditions had their onset during service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted due to a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the Veteran's current bilateral shoulder disabilities are related to in-service incidents, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability of rotator cuff tendinopathy and glenohumeral chondrosis with labral tearing, left shoulder disability of degenerative changes of the acromioclavicular joint, bursitis, and tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043970
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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