The VA granted service connection for arthritis of the right shoulder and assigned a 20 percent evaluation, effective June 16, 1999. The veteran appealed this decision, but the Board found that his disability did not warrant an increase beyond the current rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's range of motion was no longer to shoulder level at 90 degrees, which is consistent with the assigned 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5201 for limitation of motion of the arm at the major shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0213304
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