The Veteran does not have a right shoulder disability that is related to his service. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder was not incurred in or caused by his service.,The Veteran meets the minimum schedular requirements for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, but he is currently able to perform sedentary work and has a history of working 30 years before retiring.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of right shoulder symptoms during service or within one year after separation. The earliest post-service medical finding of a right shoulder disability was in 2008, which is about 40 years following separation from service.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include left radius and ulna fracture with impairment of supination and pronation (rated at 20%), degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine (rated at 20%), right upper extremity radiculopathy (rated at 20%), left upper extremity radiculopathy (rated at 20%), healed fracture, left radius and ulna (rated at 10%), surgical scar, lateral radial aspect (rated at 10%), and surgical scar, ulnar aspect (noncompensable).
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Left Shoulder Arthropathy (Rotator Cuff)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1709838
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