The Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service or was caused by his active military service. The Veteran's right clavicle disability is characterized by subjective complaints of painful and limited motion, but on objective testing, range of motion of the right arm is not limited to shoulder level or below. Therefore, an initial 10 percent disability evaluation for the Veteran's service connected healed right clavicle fracture with post-traumatic/post-surgical changes to the distal clavicle was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service and is related to his active military service, meeting the criteria for service connection. The Veteran's right clavicle disability does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as there is no evidence of ankylosis or impairment of the humerus.
- Claimed conditions
- Healed right clavicle fracture with post-traumatic/post-surgical changes to the distal clavicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1514954
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