The Board granted a higher initial rating of 20 percent for residuals of dislocation of the right shoulder with mild traumatic arthritis, but denied an increased rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis and dismissed an earlier effective date claim. Other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the right shoulder condition and the lack of evidence supporting a higher rating or an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder arthritis, right shoulder dislocation with mild traumatic arthritis, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, diabetes mellitus, lumbar spine disorder, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066781
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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 obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
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