The Veteran's right shoulder disability, which was initially granted in November 2008 and increased to 20 percent effective May 22, 2009, is now rated at 30 percent effective since the date of his claim. The rating is based on limited range of motion of the arm.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder disability was found to have a limited range of motion that was midway between side and shoulder level throughout the appeal period, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code (DC) 5201.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19197147
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