The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability was not incurred as a result of active duty service and is not presumed to have been incurred in service. The claim for service connection for the left knee disability is being remanded.
The deciding factor: There is no clear evidence linking the current left shoulder disability to service, despite credible testimony from the Veteran regarding an injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Osteoarthritis, Left Shoulder Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis, Left Shoulder Subacromial/Subdeltoid Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22032010
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is not a separate and distinct condition from his service-connected thoracotomy pain syndrome, thus denying a separate rating for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 40 percent rating from September 28, 2019 for the Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with disc herniation L3-S1, status post discectomy L3-4 and L4-5. The other conditions have been rated based on their direct service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder and left hand disabilities are not related to his military service, as there is no evidence of chronic symptoms during or immediately after service. The Board finds the Veteran's assertions regarding in-service injuries are not credible due to inconsistencies with contemporaneous medical records.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective July 11, 2018. A TDIU is also granted.
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