The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating greater than 30 percent for his service-connected right shoulder degenerative arthritis with acromioclavicular joint separation and Hill-Sachs deformity, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran’s right shoulder is manifested by recurrent dislocation of the scapulohumeral joint with frequent episodes and guarding of all arm movements, which corresponds to a current 30 percent disability rating under DC 5003-5202.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative arthritis, acromioclavicular joint separation, Hill-Sachs deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21006956
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