The Board has granted an extension of a temporary total disability rating based on convalescence following the December 15, 2011 left shoulder surgery through June 30, 2012. The Veteran's postoperative residuals required continued convalescence characterized initially by immobilization and later by an ongoing inability to return to employment due to required rehabilitation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed the Veteran had severe weakness, stiffness, limitation of range of motion, and renewed or continued impingement preventing him from returning to work as directed by his doctor.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133064
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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