The Veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability was received on October 25, 2017. The RO granted service connection for left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis with an effective date of October 25, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's request to reopen the claim was received within one year of separation from service and thus the effective date is fixed at the date of receipt of the application (October 25, 2017).
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22011256
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, except for granting earlier effective dates for service connection of left and right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral shin splints but denied earlier effective dates for the other conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2016, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for left shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis and right knee strain due to a lack of verification of the Veteran's reserve component service dates.
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