The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and a compensable rating, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his left upper extremity disability claim. The right inguinal hernia claim was also denied as secondary to the already service-connected left inguinal hernia.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a torn rotator cuff, and the Board found that his current shoulder condition is not related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right inguinal hernia, left upper extremity disability (torn rotator cuff), degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder with acromioclavicular joint degenerative joint disease, subacromial impingement with cuff tendinitis, acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease, and doubt rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0011207
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) based on service-connected disabilities has been granted, with the effective date set to September 28, 2011.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right inguinal hernia was denied because he failed to report for a necessary VA examination, and there is no evidence of good cause provided.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right inguinal hernia and right foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a separate extraschedular rating and TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to the need for updated examinations and referral to the Director, Compensation Service.
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