The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and a right wrist/hand disability were granted with an effective date of April 25, 2002. The claim for hypertension was reopened and granted. The August 2003 rating decision that granted these disabilities contained clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in assigning the effective date.
The deciding factor: The August 2003 rating decision contained CUE in assigning an effective date of April 25, 2002 for the grant of service connection for a right shoulder disability and a right wrist/hand disability. The correct effective date is December 17, 1994.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache, Right Shoulder Disability, Right Wrist/Hand Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1142591
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim for service connection for a headache disability. The case is being remanded for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities are remanded. The claim for sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea) remains denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, finding insufficient evidence to establish an in-service event or injury related to his shoulders. The Veteran's current shoulder conditions are not linked to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected headache disability is remanded due to the lack of a proper VA examination, which may have influenced the initial decision.
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