The Veteran's headaches associated with right shoulder impingement have been granted a 50% evaluation effective June 23, 2020.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current headache disability was secondary to his service-connected right shoulder condition and started almost immediately after his surgery in October 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches (claimed as migraines), Right shoulder impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069380
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Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, left shoulder impingement, right shoulder impingement, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and left upper extremity radiculopathy have all been granted. A separate rating is also granted for left upper extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Veteran's headaches are not found to be prostrating, which is required for a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left hip disorders, right shoulder impingement, and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with spinal stenosis and bulging disc. However, a 10 percent rating was granted from April 1, 2024, for both hips based on painful motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding his service connection claims.
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