The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis was denied, and further remands were ordered to reassess the rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date as the Veteran's initial claim was received on April 30, 2007, and there was no indication of intent to file a claim prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066188
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder and somatic symptom disorder, and assigned a 70 percent rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with mild alcohol use disorder. The claims for increased ratings for the right shoulder strain and IBS were denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability was granted an increased initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective June 3, 2010.
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