The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left shoulder condition is being remanded due to the need for further development and evaluation of his symptoms.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating as the Veteran’s range of motion has been limited but not to 25 degrees from side, which would warrant a 30% rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder AC Joint Separation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21004264
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted. The Veteran also meets criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's pre-existing left shoulder AC joint separation was aggravated during service, and thus granted service connection for left shoulder AC joint separation residuals.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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