The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a cervical spine injury, but denied service connection for residuals of a left shoulder injury due to lack of competent and persuasive evidence.
The deciding factor: There is no competent and persuasive medical evidence linking the Veteran's current cervical spine disability or left shoulder disability to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cervical spine injury, residuals of a left shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1145776
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypogonadism with fatigue, GERD, and a right ear hearing loss disability. The Veteran's left rib disability was denied, and the ratings for his left shoulder injury, left hip bursitis, impairment of the left thigh, left knee retropatellar pain syndrome limitation of extension, and left ankle sprain were either granted or denied with specific rating percentages.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed as the issue is moot due to a full grant of benefits. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for other conditions were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of a cervical spine injury due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU based on this.
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