The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder disability, adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, and narcissistic personality disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no direct link between the Veteran's current disabilities and her military service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left rotator cuff tendonitis (left shoulder disability), adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, narcissistic personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23013999
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, anti-social personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to military service, as there was no evidence of auditory damage during service. The left knee disability is also not related to military service.,The Veteran's left hip disability, lumbar disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, and cesarean section scar were not related to military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, due to outstanding service treatment records and the need for a more adequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction from 70 percent to 30 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression was dismissed because it was not a final decision.
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