The Board granted an evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right shoulder, finding that the evidence was in equipoise as to the presence of nonduplicative symptomatology involving pain and limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported separate evaluations under Diagnostic Codes 5003 (degenerative joint disease), 5304 (limitation of motion), and 7804 (scars) for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0209125
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not resulted in permanent and total disability that would qualify him for specially adapted housing or home adaptation grant.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal has been remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his right shoulder disability and any psychiatric disorder. The claims will be readjudicated based on all evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues that had been remanded by the Board, including service connection claims and a higher evaluation for PTSD.
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