The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for the residual scar from the gunshot wound to the right shoulder, and maintained the existing 10 percent disability rating for the residuals of the gunshot wound to Muscle Group I (right side).
The deciding factor: The VA examinations confirmed that the veteran's service-connected conditions have not worsened beyond what was already established.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a gunshot wound to the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0024205
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded substantially gainful employment for the period prior to April 21, 2010.,For the period of April 21, 2010, to June 7, 2010, a TDIU was granted due to PTSD and residuals of a gunshot wound to the right shoulder resulting from common etiology.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and the residuals of a gunshot wound to his right shoulder, cause him to need regular A&A due to physical limitations. The Board granted SMC based on this need.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the current severity of his right shoulder disabilities and whether a right hand disability is secondary to his service-connected right shoulder conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and ischemic heart disease rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from May 5, 2011 until February 9, 2012. His TDIU claim is granted for this period.
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