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The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left shoulder arthritis is dismissed as there was no appeal of the January 2020 rating decision.,A higher initial rating of 20 percent for residuals of dislocation of the right shoulder with mild traumatic arthritis has been granted.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for left shoulder arthritis was not appealed, and thus is dismissed as there was no legal basis to reopen the decision.,The criteria for a higher initial rating have been met based on the evidence of record showing painful motion with limited flexion.

Claimed conditions
left shoulder arthritis, right shoulder arthritis
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
20%
Decision date
October 17, 2024
Citation
A24066781

Veterans Law Judge

KRISTY L. ZADORA

Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.

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