The Board found that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability (subluxation with rotator cuff tear and Hill-Sachs deformity of proximal humerus) is unrelated to the documented complaints in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Subluxation, Rotator Cuff Tear, Hill-Sachs Deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1037532
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his left shoulder disability and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the Veteran requesting to withdraw the appeal for left shoulder scars.,For the period on appeal, the Veteran's left shoulder disability is manifested by limitation of motion at shoulder level with flexion and/or abduction limited to 90 degrees. The Veteran's other impairment of humerus did not manifest by fibrous union, nonunion, or loss of head.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record. The current range of motion and symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right shoulder disability that began during service or was caused by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's ratings for right and left shoulder subluxation were restored to 20% effective September 1, 2019.,A staged increased rating of 70% was granted for panic disorder with agoraphobia from March 7, 2019, through October 10, 2022.
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