The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and restoration of service connection for a recurrent left shoulder dislocation, finding that the July 1998 rating action granting service connection was undebatably erroneous.
The deciding factor: The July 1998 grant of service connection for a recurrent left shoulder dislocation was found to be undebatable and therefore not subject to revision based on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent dislocation of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0312214
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