The Veteran's right shoulder degenerative joint disease and rotator tendinopathy are currently rated at 40 percent, the highest rating available under Diagnostic Code 5201.,The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected right shoulder degenerative joint disease and rotator tendinopathy as his other disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for consideration of an award of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise with respect to whether the Veteran's right shoulder degenerative joint disease and rotator cuff tendonitis more closely approximates a 40 percent disability rating, warranting the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 5201 for limitation of motion of the major arm.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative joint disease, rotator tendinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19196765
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Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Board granted revision of the April 2007 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for right shoulder degenerative joint disease, assigning a 10 percent rating effective January 1, 2007. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right shoulder, left shoulder, thoracolumbar spondylosis, cervical spondylosis, and both lower extremity radiculopathies as they were not incurred in or caused by his active service.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for right shoulder degenerative joint disease and a TDIU prior to February 29, 2020.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for other specified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and increased the ratings for thoracic spine degenerative changes, right knee degenerative disease, left knee degenerative disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease.
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