The Board denied an increased evaluation for traumatic arthritis of the left shoulder, finding that the current rating of 20% is appropriate based on limitation of motion to 90 degrees of forward flexion and no evidence of functional loss due to pain or other factors.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability picture did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent, as he had limited range of motion but no significant functional loss due to pain or other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of the Left Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0012092
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's left shoulder disability, which is currently rated at 10 percent, does not warrant a higher rating based on his current symptoms and examination findings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's right and left shoulder disabilities are rated at 20 percent each, which is consistent with their current status.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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