The Board granted service connection for left elbow osteoarthritis, right elbow osteoarthritis, and right shoulder torn rotator cuff as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder tendonitis with glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis. The rating was restored from 20% to 30%, and a 40% disability rating for the right shoulder condition was granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's left elbow, right elbow, and right shoulder conditions were at least as likely as not proximately due to his service-connected right shoulder condition. The reduction in the right shoulder rating was improper, and a 40% disability rating was warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow osteoarthritis, right elbow osteoarthritis, right shoulder torn rotator cuff
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051931
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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