The Veteran's service-connected low back disability is rated at 10 percent, and his right shoulder subluxation is rated at 20 percent. Both conditions are not shown to warrant higher ratings based on the current evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any limitation of motion or ankylosis that would justify a higher rating for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic low back disability, Right shoulder subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1322626
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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