The Veteran's left shoulder disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The claim for TDIU prior to September 19, 2014, remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left shoulder disability does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as his condition has already been granted the highest schedular rating available for limitation of range of motion of the non-dominant left shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- Tear of the infraspinatus tendon, A/C joint arthritis, Glenohumeral joint arthritis, Rotator cuff tear status post arthroscopy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23060217
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to inadequate reasons or bases in its determinations, including addressing whether the Veteran is entitled to TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
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