The veteran's claims for service connection were granted, with a 20 percent rating assigned for left shoulder pain and crepitation due to undiagnosed illness effective March 13, 2006. The other issues remain in controversy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the veteran's left shoulder condition limited to 90 degrees of abduction after repetitive motion, warranting a 20 percent rating under DC 5201.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Pain, Bilateral Hand Pain, Bilateral Hip Pain, Left Knee Synovitis with History of Myofascial Pain, Left Shoulder Pain and Crepitation, Lumbar Spine Pain, Neck Pain, Right Knee Pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0632705
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
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