The Board has granted service connection for a left rotator cuff disability and found that the Veteran's current shoulder disability is related to his injury during active service. The issue of an increased rating for residuals of a laceration of the left ring finger remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left rotator cuff disability was first manifested during service, and there is medical evidence linking this condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left rotator cuff disability, laceration of the left ring finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1031703
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered remand for further development regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disability, secondary to his service-connected disabilities, and for increased ratings and TDIU based on his thoracolumbar degenerative joint and disc disease.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back spasms, left rotator cuff disability, and right knee disability as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected laceration of the left ring finger was granted, but he is still denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his scar. The Board found that there were no ankylosis or doctor-prescribed bed rest issues and concluded that the preponderance of evidence supported a 10 percent rating.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the service-connected residuals of a laceration of the left ring finger, finding that there was no evidence of ankylosis or amputation and that the current noncompensable rating accurately reflects the severity of the condition.
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