The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of right shoulder, neck, or back injuries and these conditions were not incurred in service. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any current diagnoses related to the claimed conditions and there was no evidence linking them to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right shoulder injury, Residuals of a neck injury, Residuals of a back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0721432
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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 remanded the issues of service connection for residuals of a pelvic injury, back injury, left hip injury, and head injury, as well as the issue regarding whether the injuries were due to willful misconduct.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical examination and opinion to determine if the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to address his hypertension and psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.
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