The Veteran has been granted a 20 percent rating for bursitis of the right shoulder with limitation of motion from September 19, 2007 to November 29, 2016 and is denied a higher rating thereafter.,A similar 20 percent rating was also granted for bursitis of the left shoulder with limitation of motion during the same period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pain in the bilateral shoulders has been consistently documented since September 19, 2007 and is considered to be at least as disabling as a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.
- Claimed conditions
- Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727271
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