The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent disability rating for limited motion of the left arm due to tendon tear and resultant bicipital tenosynovitis was denied as March 18, 2009 is the earliest date that it is factually ascertainable his condition had increased in severity.
The deciding factor: The increase in disability occurred on March 13, 2006, but the claim for an earlier effective date was received within one year of this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Synovitis, Limitation of motion of the arm at the shoulder lever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1139431
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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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