Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 1, 2013, for the grant of service connection for acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the right shoulder.
The deciding factor: The January 2013 Pre-Discharge Compensation Claim can be reasonably interpreted to include a claim for service connection for the Veteran's right shoulder disability, and the date of entitlement is at least February 2013, which precedes the Veteran's separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101377
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