The Board has determined that the appellant's left shoulder disability, manifested by arm motion limited to approximately shoulder level due to pain, warrants a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that with pain, the appellant can lift his arm to approximately shoulder level (90 degrees), meeting the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis, Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0604761
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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