The Veteran's left shoulder disability, including a flail shoulder and loss of use, was not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or error. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability resulted from his own condition, not due to any fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Fracture, Post-Traumatic Shoulder Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1747539
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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: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since November 10, 2011.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA determined that the Veteran's left shoulder and hip disabilities were not caused by carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill in VA treatment. The medical evidence did not support a finding of additional disability resulting from VA treatment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's additional disability of the left shoulder, including flail shoulder and loss of use of the shoulder, was not found to be due to VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or other instance of fault.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened several service connection claims and granted them, with some issues receiving staged ratings. The effective date for the award of PTSD is set at April 9, 2007.
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