The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of residuals of a left shoulder injury was denied by the Board. The decision is based on the laws and regulations regarding effective dates, which do not allow for an earlier effective date than June 27, 1997.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be prior to the date entitlement arose or the date of receipt of claim, whichever is later.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left shoulder dislocation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0031950
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left shoulder disabilities.
- Denied
The veteran's combined schedular rating for his service-connected disabilities is 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a TDIU as it falls short of the minimum requirement of 70%.
- Granted
The Board finds that the residuals of a left shoulder dislocation originated in service and has persisted since then, granting service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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