The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left shoulder disability, currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The BVA found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any additional functional loss due to pain, weakness, or incoordination resulting in more than the current 20% disability rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- dislocation, left shoulder, postoperative, residuals of injury (nondominant)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0210938
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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