The Board has granted an effective date of April 23, 1999 for a 50 percent evaluation for the veteran's post-operative fused right shoulder. The decision is based on evidence showing that the veteran had significant functional impairment due to pain and limited motion from this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's right shoulder disorder warranted a 50% rating since April 23, 1999, as it met criteria for ankylosis of the scapulohumeral articulation with movement only to 25 degrees from the side.
- Claimed conditions
- Fused Right Shoulder with Ankylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0620117
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