The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder injury and remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a current disability related to his active duty service, as no medical diagnosis was found during VA examinations. The Veteran's reports were considered but deemed insufficient to support a claim without additional evidence or expert opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004099
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the right shoulder injury, while remanding claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic bronchitis with COPD, and GERD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a total disability rating for PTSD, and remanded several other claims related to sciatic nerve, knee, shoulder, ankle, low back, and migraine headaches disabilities.
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