The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's right shoulder disability from February 3, 1994 to April 10, 1996 due to recurrent dislocation and limitation of motion. Since June 1, 1996, when surgery was performed, the veteran is rated at 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The RO initially granted service connection for a right shoulder disability (multidirectional instability) in March 1995, effective February 3, 1994. The Board has now assigned staged ratings based on different periods of time with varying degrees of impairment due to recurrent dislocation and limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Dislocation, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0117888
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, which is not service-connected, has been granted a 30 percent rating. The condition is characterized by pain and limited motion to 45 degrees of flexion and abduction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and lack of treatment records, requiring further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right shoulder dislocation and left shoulder dislocation due to a lack of a VA examination and medical opinion in connection with these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to effective dates and ratings for right shoulder disability. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending, but specific rating decisions remain unresolved.
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