The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shoulder degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is proximately due to his military activities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found support in the Veteran's lay statements and clinical examination results to conclude that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorder was caused by his military activities on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative arthritis, left shoulder degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26036095
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