Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a lower back disability (secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities), but denied a compensable rating for left upper extremity scars. The right hip joint pain claim was remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence of record, including lay statements and medical opinions, which supported the claims for service connection for the left shoulder and lower back disabilities, while the scar condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, lower back disability, right hip joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105921
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