For the period from September 19, 2013 to April 18, 2019, a higher initial rating for a right shoulder disability of 20 percent is granted.,For the period from April 18, 2019 onward, an increased rating for a right shoulder disability greater than 20 percent is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder disability has been manifested by symptoms including functional loss and painful movement that causes limitation of motion at approximately the shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- subacromial bursitis, rotator cuff tendonitis, impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177646
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his right shoulder disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder condition, diagnosed as rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that the evidence of record does not support a causal relationship between the in-service injury and the current disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that these conditions are due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar myositis with radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a further VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disorder(s) and obtain outstanding private treatment records.
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