The Board granted the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right shoulder disorder and cervical spine disorder, with a separate 20 percent rating assigned for each. The claim for TDIU was also granted.
The deciding factor: The VA Compensation and Pension examination findings supported the need for higher initial evaluations based on additional functional loss due to pain and guarding of movement in the affected shoulders.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative arthritis of the cervical spine, rotator cuff syndrome of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2013
- Citation
- 1310365
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right shoulder disability is granted, with the effective date set at November 29, 2004.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a Travel Board hearing. His claims for increased ratings for cervical spine arthritis, right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, and bilateral hearing loss are still pending.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant's right shoulder disorders, including degenerative disc disease, bursitis, rotator cuff syndrome, impingement syndrome, and mild subluxation, are aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder disability.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals prior to the Board's decision.
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