The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, and the Board denied an increased rating.,For his right hip degenerative joint disease prior to December 23, 2008 and from March 1, 2009 to January 7, 2013, the Veteran's ratings were denied. From March 1, 2014 to November 20, 2019, his rating was also denied. Beginning November 21, 2019, a higher rating for his right hip post-prosthesis placement was denied.,The Veteran’s left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent and the Board found no evidence of more than the minimum compensable evaluation due to pain alone. The Veteran's right hip degenerative joint disease prior to December 23, 2008 and from March 1, 2009 to January 7, 2013 was not rated higher than 10 percent. From March 1, 2014 to November 20, 2019, the Veteran's right hip post-prosthesis placement did not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 30 percent. Beginning November 21, 2019, his right hip post-prosthesis placement was rated at 50 percent.,The Board found that the Veteran’s left shoulder disability did not result in limitation of motion midway between the side and shoulder level during the appeal period since July 12, 2008. For his right hip degenerative joint disease prior to December 23, 2008 and from March 1, 2009 to January 7, 2013, he had pain and functional loss with extension at 5 degrees. From March 1, 2014 to November 20, 2019, his right hip post-prosthesis placement did not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 30 percent due to residuals requiring crutches. Beginning November 21, 2019, his right hip post-prosthesis placement was rated at 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left shoulder disability did not result in limitation of motion midway between the side and shoulder level during the appeal period since July 12, 2008. For his right hip degenerative joint disease prior to December 23, 2008 and from March 1, 2009 to January 7, 2013, he had pain and functional loss with extension at 5 degrees. From March 1, 2014 to November 20, 2019, his right hip post-prosthesis placement did not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 30 percent due to residuals requiring crutches. Beginning November 21, 2019, his right hip post-prosthesis placement was rated at 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Supraspinatus tendonitis of the left shoulder, Right hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072309
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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