The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted effective May 21, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran detrimentally relied on the actions taken by the AOJ and thus grants an earlier effective date of September 30, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a claim to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection in September 2016, which was accepted under the AMA process. The Board found that the delay caused by the AOJ's actions rendered the earlier effective date permissible.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tear, labral tear including superior labral anterior-posterior lesion (SLAP), right hip trochanteric pain syndrome with osteoarthritis of the hip (painful motion with limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082028
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA will obtain new opinions from different VA examiners to address whether the Veteran's conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service, including exposure during combat.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to January 31, 2023.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding no evidence linking his current condition to military service or any service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability is granted a rating of 40 percent effective August 31, 2018. The right shoulder disability is granted a rating of 40 percent effective August 31, 2018.
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