Related Injury

[Nobiku]

I injured my left shoulder in 1979, was honorably discharged in 1981 and have been compensated, now at 40% for my left arm issues.  More than 30 years after leaving the Navy I tore the bicep on my right arm lifting a computer.  My right arm was in a somewhat vulnerable position because I have limited use of my left arm due to the service injury.  Can my right arm bicep tear be considered service related (30 years after I left the Navy) and therefore compensated due to an injury on my left arm that was service related?

[broncovet]

Yes.  Especially with knees, when one is bad the other compensates and it goes haywire also.  

To win Service connection for your right arm secondary to the left, you will need these things:

1.  Current diagnosis of condition.

2. A nexus or medical statement which says that your Right shoulder condition is at least as likely as not secondary to the (Service connected) left shoulder condition.  

[Nobiku]

Thank you!