The Veteran's partial tear of the supraspinatus tendon with tendonopathy and impingement of the left shoulder is currently rated at 10 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The objective clinical findings show that the Veteran’s partial tear of the supraspinatus tendon with tendonopathy and impingement of the left shoulder are manifested by pain and forward flexion to a point above shoulder level (i.e., greater than 90 degrees).
- Claimed conditions
- Partial tear of the supraspinatus tendon, Tendonopathy, Impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1336448
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