The veteran's right shoulder tendinitis is rated at 20 percent disabling, and the other conditions are not rated compensably.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right shoulder manifests infrequent recurrent dislocation and a positive apprehension test. The left knee does not manifest any significant functional limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder tendinitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, scar, right posterior infrascapular region, residual of a cyst, left middle finger synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0902886
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board granted service connection for rhinorrhea and denied initial compensable evaluations for headaches and left knee disability, while remanding the claim for a respiratory disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee instability, and separate 40 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension prior to July 27, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and denied or remanded the other issues on appeal.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals on April 28, 2025.
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