The Veteran's left shoulder disability, which was previously rated at 10 percent since March 19, 1997, is now rated at 20 percent from August 22, 2008, to October 9, 2015, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter. The Veteran's left shoulder disability has been found to be manifested by symptoms of pain and limited arm motion at both the shoulder level and midway between side and shoulder level.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is manifested by symptoms of pain and limited arm motion, which resulted in a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5201 for limitation of motion to shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1706193
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and insufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between any current disability and service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, left shoulder condition, and lower back pain as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability or in-service event that would support these claims.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder condition is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection regarding his right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, and neck condition should be remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will now be adjudicated with appropriate medical examinations.
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