The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a relationship between the Veteran's current right and left shoulder disabilities and his service, or any service-connected conditions. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's current shoulder disabilities and his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Injury, Left Shoulder Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1035326
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in verifying the Veteran's periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), obtaining complete service treatment records, and scheduling a VA examination. The AOJ is required to correct these issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 28, 2005, for a 20 percent rating for limitation of motion residuals of gunshot wound to the right axilla is granted.
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