The Veteran's initial ratings for left and right shoulder disabilities have been granted. The left shoulder is rated at 20% from March 31, 2014 onward, while the right shoulder remains noncompensable. Issues of service connection for psychiatric disorders and headaches are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability picture does not meet criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of evidence of ankylosis or other specific impairments.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Shoulder snapping scapular syndrome with minimal acromioclavicular arthropathy"}, {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder snapping scapular syndrome with minimal acromioclavicular arthropathy"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- A19003047
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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