The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability was rated at 20 percent from May 4, 2005 to December 22, 2005. The Board found that the symptoms were adequately contemplated by the schedular rating criteria and denied an extraschedular rating for this period. For the time period in question, there is no other service-connected disability affecting employment. Therefore, entitlement to a TDIU was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left shoulder disability did not present a unique or unusual disability picture that was not contemplated by the rating schedule and his symptoms were adequately addressed within the 20 percent rating assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1534637
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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