Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder, left hip, and right hip disability, as well as an effective date of June 13, 2022, for the assigned 70 percent rating for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current left shoulder, left hip, and right hip disabilities are related to his time spent as a paratrooper during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, left hip disability, right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106668
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