The Veteran's right shoulder fracture is rated as noncompensable from February 6, 2014 to April 30, 2018 and 20 percent since April 30, 2018. The Board found no evidence of limitation of motion at the shoulder level or dislocation, malunion, or nonunion of the clavicle or scapula.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of limitation of motion and absence of other compensable conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18134302
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right shoulder fracture with degenerative joint disease, which is more than the current 20 percent rating. The decision also notes that this raises the combined evaluation for both shoulders to 60 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right shoulder disability is denied. The RO has granted a 40% rating effective July 19, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial ratings for the service-connected right shoulder disability have been denied as his conditions do not warrant a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in the September 2018 decision, resulting in a reversal of the initial compensable rating for right shoulder fracture from February 6, 2014 to April 29, 2018, and an increased rating of 30 percent disabling from April 30, 2018.
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