The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of right shoulder injury and denied extension of the temporary total disability rating beyond August 31, 2003 due to lack of evidence supporting such an extension.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not provide sufficient information to support extending the temporary total disability rating beyond August 31, 2003 for post-surgical convalescence following surgery for the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of left shoulder injury, postoperative residuals of right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630776
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board finds that the current 20 percent rating adequately compensates the veteran for functional loss due to pain and other factors, as his range of arm motion is effectively limited to approximately shoulder level.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the postoperative residuals of left shoulder injury, effective July 17, 2003. The claim for an earlier effective date is also granted.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's left shoulder disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation, and thus denied his claim for an increased rating.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant's preexisting right shoulder, left tibia, and right ankle disabilities underwent an increase in severity during military service due to his active duty activities. Service connection is granted for these conditions on the basis of aggravation.
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