The veteran's right shoulder disability, affecting his major arm, is manifested by subjective complaints of pain and objective evidence of tenderness over the acromioclavicular (AC) joint with arthritis shown on X-ray. However, there is no evidence of joint separation deformity or limited motion to shoulder level, nor instability, deformity, or recurrent dislocations.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right shoulder disability does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent due to the lack of evidence showing more severe symptoms such as joint separation deformity, limited motion to shoulder level, or instability and deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0812824
What this means for you
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