The Veteran is granted a 20 percent rating for DJD of the right shoulder prior to June 2, 2010. From June 2, 2010, his disability remains rated at 20 percent.,For DJD of the left knee, a 10 percent rating was granted from June 5, 2007 to April 7, 2017. After that date, he is entitled to a 30 percent rating for instability and ankylosis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder DJD has been rated based on limitation of motion at the shoulder level.,For the left knee, the Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating from June 5, 2007 to April 7, 2017. After that date, he is entitled to a separate 30 percent rating for ankylosis and instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right shoulder, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20081347
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee DJD from October 1, 2008 to August 30, 2010 due to the lack of evidence showing limitation of flexion or extension that would warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left knee and left knee lateral instability, from December 15, 2009, to September 5, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the left knee DJD without the ameliorative effects of medication during the limited appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for DJD and instability of both knees but granted separate 20 percent ratings for dislocated semilunar cartilage in the left and right knees.
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