Your claim for service connection for glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder has been resolved in your favor with a grant of benefits effective November 21, 2019. As all requested benefits have already been granted, this appeal is dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The June 2021 Rating Decision already granted service connection for glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, resolving the claim in full.
- Claimed conditions
- glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2023
- Citation
- A23028948
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity as secondary to a low back disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 30 percent rating for each condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder as due to a service-connected left knee disability, finding that his unsupported lay statements concerning a post-service fall down the stairs in 1996 resulting in a left shoulder injury are not credible and do not establish an etiological link between his service-connected left knee disability and glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis of the left shoulder.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all issues related to the Veteran's claims, including those for PTSD and other conditions, due to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and left shoulder disability due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
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