The Board granted a higher initial rating of 30 percent for the right shoulder disability from October 1, 2013 to April 8, 2019 and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for both shoulders.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5201 for limitation of motion midway between side and shoulder level, but no higher. The right shoulder disability did not manifest as ankylosis or other impairment of the humerus, to include loss of head (flail shoulder), nonunion of the humerus (false flail joint), fibrous union of the humerus, recurrent dislocation of the humerus at the scapulohumeral joint, or malunion of the humerus.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder avascular necrosis with rotator cuff tear associated with asthma, left shoulder avascular necrosis associated with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064064
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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