The Board has determined that the Veteran's right (major) rotator cuff syndrome is already rated at the maximum schedular rating of 30 percent, and no referral for extraschedular consideration is warranted.
The deciding factor: The symptoms and impairment of the Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome are encompassed by the criteria for the schedular 30 percent rating assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- rotator cuff syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1135251
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