The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his claimed conditions, and the pre-existing left ear hearing loss did not increase in severity during service.
The deciding factor: There was no objective medical evidence of right shoulder nerve damage or numbness of the right arm. The Veteran's hearing loss was found to be due to a pre-existing condition that existed prior to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder nerve damage, numbness of the right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1040210
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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: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for right shoulder nerve damage as the veteran's Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed. The claims for a neck condition and cervical radiculopathy were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including cervical spine disability, left forehead scar, bilateral hip disability, right shoulder nerve damage as secondary to his cervical spine disability, migraines, and pes planus. The Veteran must be afforded VA examinations on these matters.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining a specific x-ray report and providing an updated VA medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims.,Claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates have been remanded.
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