The Veteran's request for higher ratings for his right and left shoulder compartment syndrome is denied.,Service connection for a liver disability is granted, but the effective date prior to April 22, 2013 is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support granting higher ratings for the Veteran's shoulder disabilities or establishing an earlier effective date for service connection of his liver disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Compartment Syndrome, Liver Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171739
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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