The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the right shoulder disability and remanded service connection claims for right and left upper extremity disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's range of motion has not been limited to below shoulder level, even during flareups, which does not warrant a higher rating. The evidence also does not support service connection for bilateral upper extremity conditions at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder impingement with rotator cuff tear, right upper extremity disorder, left upper extremity disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20063966
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