The appeal for service connection of cervical pain is dismissed. Service connection for bilateral shoulder tendonitis is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder tendonitis may be related to his active service, and thus granted service connection based on direct evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder tendonitis, cervical pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2026
- Citation
- A26024730
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee strain and bilateral shoulder tendonitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, finding the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's chronic headaches had their onset in service. The other claims were remanded for further development.
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