The veteran's appeal of the denial of service connection for a right shoulder disability was not timely filed. The Board therefore lacks jurisdiction to consider this issue. For the other issues, the criteria for higher ratings were not met.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a timely appeal regarding his right shoulder disability claim, thus the Board does not have jurisdiction over that issue.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Disability","status":"Not addressed due to untimely appeal"}, {"condition_name":"Low Back Pain Syndrome with Degenerative Disc Disease","status":"Graded as moderate limitation in range of motion due to pain on repetitive use, but not before September 20, 2004."}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint and Degenerative Disc Disease of the Cervical Spine","status":"Graded as moderate limitation in range of motion due to pain on repetitive use since September 20, 2004."}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Fracture with Residuals","status":"Graded as no worse than moderate limitation in range of motion due to pain on repetitive use, but not before September 20, 2004."}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612313
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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