The veteran's increased ratings for his right shoulder and elbow degenerative joint disease have been granted, effective September 2005.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the previously assigned separate evaluations were erroneous and corrected them to reflect a single rating of 20 percent for both conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, degenerative joint disease of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0629821
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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.
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain, lumbar strain, and degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder as the evidence did not support higher ratings.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all pending claims due to the death of both the Veteran and his surviving spouse.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal of her increased disability rating claim for tendinopathy of the right shoulder was denied because she did not file a timely substantive appeal following the issuance of an April 2016 Statement of the Case.
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