The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including GERD, IVDS, left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right sternoclavicular joint injury with rotator cuff tear, and cervical strain, have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since June 8, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities made it impossible for him to be gainfully employed.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD, IVDS, left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right sternoclavicular joint injury with rotator cuff tear, cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2021
- Citation
- A21018872
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA opinion and a need for further examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD is granted, and the appeal to restore a 40% rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc other than IVDS, central canal stenosis, and scoliosis prior to June 1, 2024 is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to a procedural defect in filing the claims on the correct form.
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