The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his left shoulder dislocation with degenerative changes, postoperative, as there was no evidence showing that his condition warranted a higher rating prior to August 11, 2003.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show the veteran's left shoulder motion limited to shoulder level or any ankylosis of scapulohumeral articulation prior to August 11, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Dislocation with Degenerative Changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0729573
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