The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied. The claim for loss of vision in the left eye was not granted as it is due to refractive error, while the claim for shoulder disability resulted in a denial.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established because the loss of vision is due to refractive error. The veteran's shoulder disability does not meet the criteria for an increased rating or extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Left Shoulder, Loss of vision in left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0417725
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,020 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran's left shoulder disability, characterized by degenerative joint disease (DJD), has not met the criteria for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent since February 1974.
- Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, right shoulder disability, and dry eye syndrome with pinguecula and punctate keratitis are granted service connection. The Veteran is also awarded an initial rating of 20 percent for his dry eye condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, diagnosed as DJD of the acromioclavicular joint, is at least as likely as not incurred in service or related to his service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left shoulder has not been manifested by limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side, ankylosis of the scapulohumeral articulation, or impairment of the humerus. Therefore, his claim for a higher rating is denied.
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