The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 21, 1992, for the grant of service connection for C5-7 radiculopathy (also diagnosed as left shoulder impingement).
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than July 21, 1992, as there was no prior claim within a year of separation from service and no informal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- C5-7 radiculopathy, left shoulder impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0317336
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided for the Veteran's cervical and lumbosacral strains, left elbow strain, right elbow strain, and left shoulder impingement are inadequate. The Board also notes that there is no evidence of service connection for hypertension in this decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 4, 2014 for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a higher rating for left shoulder impingement.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left upper and middle trunk brachial plexus injury and left shoulder impingement are being remanded due to the submission of new medical evidence. The case will be returned to the AOJ for consideration of this additional information.
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