The Veteran's left shoulder instability is granted a 20 percent rating effective July 9, 2012. The other conditions remain denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left shoulder instability was rated under Diagnostic Code 5201 and found to have limitation of motion at shoulder level, warranting the highest available rating of 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder instability, residuals of alveolar soft parts sarcoma, left trapezius muscle, upper left back scar, scapula and trapezius region, scars, donor site, left posterior upper leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18138555
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in some cases, and a new VA examination is needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the lack of a current disability. The appeal is remanded for further examination and medical opinions regarding spine disorder, infectious mononucleosis, left shoulder instability, right shoulder instability, and right lower extremity pain.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder pain as there is no current diagnosis of a left shoulder disability and the Veteran's lay statements are not competent to diagnose such a complex medical condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA opinions and a need for further development.
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