The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability was denied as there is no current diagnosis and the Board found that his subjective complaints of pain alone do not constitute a disability.,For residuals of a right distal fibula fracture, prior to April 9, 2018, the Veteran's claim was denied as he did not have a marked ankle disability. Effective April 9, 2018, a rating of 30 percent was granted for malunion with marked ankle disability.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and hip disabilities were both denied as there is no evidence that the flexion limitation meets or exceeds the required criteria for an increased rating.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a right shoulder disability, and subjective complaints alone do not constitute a disability.,The Veteran did not have a marked ankle disability prior to April 9, 2018. Effective April 9, 2018, the Veteran's disability was characterized as marked based on his symptoms and functional limitations.,There is no evidence of flexion limitation that meets or exceeds the required criteria for an increased rating in either the right knee or hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder disability, Right distal fibula fracture, Right knee strain, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18106606
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