The Board denied an effective date earlier than June 29, 2001, for the award of service connection for bilateral rotator cuff tendonitis.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received prior to June 29, 2001, that would have allowed for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910499
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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).
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