The veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent from September 30, 1994 to August 11, 2002 and the claim for a higher rating remains pending.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating during this period as the veteran could raise his right arm to at least shoulder level but not midway between side and shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right shoulder, healed tear of the rotator cuff, impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0629819
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his right shoulder disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased initial rating of 20 percent disabling for the Veteran's right shoulder, effective November 22, 2011.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the entire skeletal system (other than cervical spine, right shoulder, bilateral hands, and left foot), a left knee condition (other than arthritis), and other specific joints. The claims were not granted.
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