The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder was denied. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted since the prior denial did not identify any additional disability other than the already service-connected right upper extremity radiculopathy, which relates to the Veteran's cervical spine condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Hearing Loss, Vertigo, Tinnitus, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145301
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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