The veteran's left shoulder disability, which includes recurrent dislocation and post-operative capsulorrhaphy with degenerative joint disease, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has denied an increased evaluation for this condition.
The deciding factor: The disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of evidence of nonunion or malunion of the clavicle or scapula, impairment of the humerus, or ankylosis. The current 10 percent evaluation is appropriate given the veteran's limited range of motion and painful motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent dislocation, left shoulder, Post-operative capsulorrhaphy, Degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006428
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