The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder disorder, right foot disability (plantar fasciitis), and right knee disorder (claimed as residuals of shrapnel wound). The claim for encephalitis was not addressed due to lack of evidence.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any current diagnosed conditions to the veteran's service. The Board found that the veteran did not provide adequate reasons for missing scheduled VA examinations, which could have provided additional relevant evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disorder, right foot plantar fasciitis, right knee disorder (claimed as residuals of shrapnel wound), encephalitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0533278
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for increased rating and service connection must be remanded due to inadequate examinations and duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot and left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that there was no credible evidence to support the claim of in-service onset or relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities, need further development and a new medical opinion.
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