The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tear is granted as service connected, with the Board finding a causal link between his in-service injury and current symptoms.
The deciding factor: The persistence of observable symptoms since service was sufficient to establish a causal link between the in-service injury and the current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26013846
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