The Veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at 40 percent, effective October 19, 2005. The Board has determined that the current schedular rating criteria reasonably describe and contemplate his level of severity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder disability picture does not meet the criteria for an extraschedular evaluation as it is adequately described by the current schedular rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1542407
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