The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition and the rating increase request for lower back disability in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide good cause for missing scheduled VA examinations, which resulted in denial of his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder condition, lower back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20002925
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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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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