The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of current limitation on range of motion.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to report for VA examinations scheduled to evaluate the severity of his service-connected shoulder disabilities, resulting in a lack of objective medical evidence to support higher disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent dislocation of the right (major) shoulder, Recurrent dislocation with degenerative joint disease of the left (minor) shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0619464
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure all relevant evidence has been obtained and considered.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for service-connected recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder due to the veteran's failure to report for necessary VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities, but denied his claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability, characterized by recurrent dislocation with pain and limited motion, does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.
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