The Veteran's right shoulder sprain did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it did not reflect or approximate limitation of motion midway between the side and shoulder level.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms were found to be consistent with the currently assigned 20 percent rating, which does not include any limitations of motion midway between the side and shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195895
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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