The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's left shoulder disability was caused by his service-connected right shoulder disability, due to compensatory strategies and diminished range of motion in the primary shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054440
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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- Denied
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- Granted
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