The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a nerve disorder, finding that his symptoms are not related to his service-connected shoulder disabilities. The issue of entitlement to TDIU remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current nerve problems and his service-connected shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Nerve disorder, Neurogenic symptoms in upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1239910
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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 appeal for service connection of a nerve disorder is dismissed. The appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and nonservice-connected pension benefits are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's disability of the nervous system did not begin during service, was not caused by his service, and could not be presumed to be related to service. The claim for service connection was therefore denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claims for various orthopedic and psychiatric conditions were denied as the evidence did not establish that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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