The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his shoulder and toe disabilities, as well as his knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any new or significant changes in the veteran's condition that would warrant an increase in his disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0321364
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's ratings for right and left shoulder subluxation were restored to 20% effective September 1, 2019.,A staged increased rating of 70% was granted for panic disorder with agoraphobia from March 7, 2019, through October 10, 2022.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for status post left shoulder subluxation, finding that the evidence did not reach equipoise as to whether such a higher rating was warranted.
- Granted
The Veteran's left and right shoulder subluxations are rated at the maximum available rating of 40 percent each, based on limitation of motion. The appeal is granted.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
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