Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for myositis of the left shoulder was granted in November 1968 with a 10 percent disability rating effective July 17, 1968. The Veteran is now seeking to have this decision revised due to CUE.,The issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to pain medication used to treat service-connected disabilities remains pending and requires further readjudication.
The deciding factor: There was no clear and unmistakable error in the November 1968 rating decision as new evidence did not change the outcome.
- Claimed conditions
- Myositis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- A20015492
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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