The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his right shoulder separation with degenerative arthritic changes, currently rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any fibrous union of the humerus, nonunion of the humerus (false flail joint), or loss of head of the humerus (flail shoulder).
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder separation, degenerative arthritic changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0729939
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to February 25, 2014, for a 20 percent rating for service-connected right shoulder separation. The decision found no CUE in the May 2003 rating decision and that the assignment of the initial 10 percent rating was supported by the evidence at that time.
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