The Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hand injury was reopened and granted. The increased rating claims for the right shoulder disabilities were denied, but the TDIU claim from March 10, 2014 was granted.,The Veteran is still not entitled to an increased rating for his right shoulder disabilities as they do not meet the criteria under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.
The deciding factor: The newly received evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection of a right hand injury, but did not provide new and material evidence that would change the outcome of the previous denial.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for an increased rating as they do not manifest into ankylosis, humerus impairment or clavicle or scapula impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow disability, Right hand injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19138662
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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