The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability has been rated at 30 percent since the April 2009 rating decision. The Board found that his current range of motion did not meet the criteria for an increased rating, as he had restricted range of motion to 25 degrees from the side.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left shoulder disability has been rated based on limitation of motion and does not meet the criteria for ankylosis or other specific service connection theories such as fibrous union, nonunion (false flail joint), loss of head of humerus (flail shoulder) which would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder separation with traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1443643
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