The veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability was increased to a 10 percent rating effective July 7, 2000.
The deciding factor: A VA specialist orthopedic examination conducted on July 7, 2000, revealed degenerative arthritis at the glenohumeral joint with cartilage loss and spurring, acromioclavicular joint arthropathy without subacromial encroachment, minor chronic Hill-Sachs deformity of the superolateral humeral head, a noncompensable limitation of motion, and loss of function due to right arm pain on motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent subluxations of the right shoulder, Degenerative arthritis over the glenohumeral joint, right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118189
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