The Veteran's claim for service connection of malaria was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or residuals.,His right shoulder dislocation claim resulted in a 20% evaluation, which remains unchanged. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of a current malaria disability and the Veteran's right shoulder dislocations do not result in limitation of motion to midway between the side and shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria, right shoulder dislocations, schizoaffective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20011469
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