The veteran's right shoulder disability and dysthymia disorder continue to be service-connected, but the appeals for increased ratings remain pending. The total rating based on individual unemployability is not addressed due to lack of information.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions are currently rated appropriately under existing criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent dislocations of the right shoulder with severe degenerative joint disease, dysthymia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0100050
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for additional procedural development, specifically to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected dysthymia disorder and for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU). The remand is due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected dysthymia disorder and for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to an inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is inextricably intertwined with his claim for service connection for OSA.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected dysthymia disorder and denied his claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected dysthymia disorder.
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