The Board has determined that the veteran's osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, neck, and thoracic joint (chest and ribs) is not related to his service-connected injury to the thoracic muscles with resection of the fourth rib. As a result, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this condition has been denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's osteoarthritis was not a direct result of his service-connected thoracic muscle injury with resection of the fourth rib.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, osteoarthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0724947
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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: Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for torn labrum and osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, finding no unadjudicated claim prior to October 20, 2014.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee is granted. The claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's motion to revise a non-compensable rating decision for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original determination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.
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