The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability warrants a 40 percent evaluation, effective from the date of his claim. The restoration of a separate 10 percent evaluation for osteoarthritic changes of the right shoulder is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA medical evidence shows that the veteran's post-traumatic degenerative joint disease following his in-service gunshot wound to the right shoulder has resulted in severe impairment of Muscle Groups I and II, warranting a 40 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Residuals of Gunshot Wound to Right Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0323450
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