The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities, but denied his claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the veteran's bilateral shoulder conditions as documented in medical records and examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent dislocation of the right (major) shoulder, Osteoarthritis of the right (major) shoulder, Recurrent dislocation of the left (minor) shoulder, Osteoarthritis of the left (minor) shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0029606
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The VA has determined that the veteran's left shoulder disability, which causes recurrent dislocation, warrants a rating of 20 percent and not higher. The evidence does not show any additional impairment warranting an increase in evaluation.
- Denied
The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of current limitation on range of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure all relevant evidence has been obtained and considered.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for service-connected recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder due to the veteran's failure to report for necessary VA examinations.
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