The Board granted service connection for left arm, limitation of motion (claimed as shoulder strain) based on the in-service onset and continuity of symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence established the in-service onset of chronic left shoulder pain, continuity of symptoms since that time, and a current disability, warranting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm, limitation of motion (claimed as shoulder strain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056521
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.
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