The Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorders are rated at 10 percent each, and his IBS with pruritus ani and GERD is rated at 10 percent. The appeal for excessive sweating has been withdrawn, and the rating for gout of the left big toe has been increased to 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's shoulder disorders are currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling each under Diagnostic Codes 5024 (tenosynovitis) and 5201 (limitation of major arm motion). The IBS with pruritus ani and GERD is rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 7337. The Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorders are not found to warrant a higher rating based on the current evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Excessive Sweating, Gout of the Left Big Toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0941305
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