The Veteran's left shoulder disability, post-surgical labral tear, has been rated at 20% since March 3, 2011.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports and treatment records show that the Veteran had limited motion of his left shoulder, but no fibrous union or nonunion of the humerus. The pain level was consistent with a 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 5202 for recurrent dislocation at the scapulohumeral joint.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Labral Tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2013
- Citation
- 1343081
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD symptoms were found to have approximated total occupational and social impairment from June 15, 2020. The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 15, 2020 for a one hundred percent rating of PTSD. The claim of service connection for left shoulder disability is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 14, 2017.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were partially granted. Service connection was established for mononeuropathy due to impingement in the left arm/shoulder, but his requests for higher ratings on residuals of labral tear with arthritis and recurrent dislocation in the shoulder were denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left shoulder labral tear and recurrent dislocation of the scapulohumeral joint was granted. The Veteran received a separate 20 percent rating for recurrent dislocation from December 4, 2019.
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