The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and determined that the Veteran is not entitled to TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities. The decision found no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to the current left shoulder condition, and concluded that the right foot condition did not render the Veteran unemployable.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was given more weight than the Veteran's lay assertions regarding the onset of the left shoulder disability during service. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the current left shoulder disability and in-service events, including an injury in 1979. For TDIU, the Board noted that while the Veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities, none met the schedular requirements for a TDIU prior to April 27, 2021, and found no evidence of unemployability due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22015695
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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