The VA has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disability, which is a shell fragment wound, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any additional impairment to the muscles or joints beyond what was already established by the current 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0705363
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's shell fragment wound of the right shoulder is rated at 30 percent, and he was granted an initial compensable rating for pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula of the right iliac artery. The service connection is determined to be direct.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the RO in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and denied his service connection claims for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and a left shoulder disability. The Board found that the right shoulder shell fragment wound was not related to the cervical spine or left shoulder disabilities.
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