The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder tendonitis, finding no relationship between current left shoulder tendonitis and service. The right shoulder bursitis claim was also denied as new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen it.,Regarding tinnitus, the effective date of service connection was denied because there is no evidence indicating a prior claim before September 2003.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that current left shoulder tendonitis is less likely than not related to the bursitis incurred in service. The veteran's right shoulder bursitis claim lacks new and material evidence, and there was no prior tinnitus claim before September 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder tendonitis, right shoulder bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0740042
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What this means for you
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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 Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected left shoulder tendonitis, right shoulder tendonitis, left knee tendonitis, and right elbow tendinitis (impairment of supination and pronation) have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected right elbow tendinitis (limitation of flexion) has also been denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for revising the May 2013 rating decision regarding initial, 10 percent disability ratings for left and right shoulder disabilities due to CUE is dismissed because it is legally precluded by the doctrine of res judicata.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disability, including rotator cuff tear with degenerative arthritis and tendonitis, finding that it is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for lumbosacral strain, left shoulder tendonitis, and left foot arthritis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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