The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder hydroxyapatite deposition with degenerative arthritis and left knee rheumatoid arthritis, finding that these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder and right knee disabilities, respectively.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current left shoulder and left knee disabilities were caused or aggravated by the service-connected right shoulder and right knee disabilities, respectively, based on the evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder hydroxyapatite deposition with degenerative arthritis, left knee rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26010668
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the left and right shoulders as well as knees, finding that the Veteran's condition is at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected rheumatoid arthritis and related disabilities are found to prevent him from working, and the case is being referred for extraschedular consideration.
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