The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder as secondary to the veteran's service-connected non-Burkitt's lymphoma. The rating of the veteran's non-Burkitt's lymphoma was reduced from 60% to 20%.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the veteran's current subjective complaints were not attributable to his service-connected disability, supporting the determination that the service-connected disability improved.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0004698
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 1, 2021, for the awards of service connection and secondary service connection for various disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including TBI, migraine headache disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, and others, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or nexus to service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and denied service connection for various disorders, while granting a 50% rating from June 5, 2017.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to determine if the Veteran's right knee and bilateral shoulder disorders are related to herbicide agent exposure or military duties during service.
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