The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 9, 2010 for a 10 percent rating for left shoulder DJD as there was no evidence of a change in disability level within one year prior to the date of claim.
The deciding factor: There is no proof of a change in disability level within the one year period prior to the March 9, 2010 date of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1618937
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for an endocrine disorder, separate and distinct from hypothyroidism, and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease, left shoulder DJD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for another VA examination to address the Veteran's lay contentions and the secondary service connection theory of entitlement.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's left shoulder DJD was granted a 30 percent rating, while the claim for a compensable rating for her left shoulder scar was denied. The effective date for both conditions remains May 3, 2024.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding various conditions, including major depressive disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, cervicogenic headaches, left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, left shoulder DJD, right shoulder osteoarthritis, and hypertension.
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