The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the postoperative residuals of left shoulder injury, effective July 17, 2003. The claim for an earlier effective date is also granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of left shoulder injury are characterized by mild pain and some limitation of motion without deformity or instability.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of left shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2005
- Citation
- 0516722
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- Denied
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