The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability, which is primarily productive of pain and limitation of motion with arm motion to shoulder level or better, does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's range of motion testing throughout the appeal period showed the ability to move the arm at least to shoulder level or better. There is no evidence of ankylosis or other impairment of the AC joint, clavicle, scapula or humerus.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (right shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806821
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