The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20% since April 23, 2012. The right foot hallux valgus with degenerative changes has been rated as non-compensable prior to June 17, 1993 and from August 1, 1993 to October 23, 2013. Since January 1, 2014, the Veteran's right foot disability is rated at 10%.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating for either condition during any portion of the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder arthritis, right foot hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19134349
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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