The veteran's right shoulder disability has not been productive of complaints or objective findings that would warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show dislocation, nonunion with loose movement, or impairment of function of a contiguous joint that would support a rating higher than 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5203.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0901242
What this means for you
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