The Veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at 30 percent prior to March 13, 2015 and from November 1, 2016 to July 30, 2017. The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the period of time between March 13, 2015 and September 22, 2016. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided range of motion measurements that did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5201 due to the Veteran's right shoulder disability and limitations in function during flareups.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Degenerative Arthritis, Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21040390
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service injury.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability and scar was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other criteria.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disorder was denied service connection initially, but new evidence received after the March 2008 rating decision is relevant to this issue. The Board finds that a current diagnosis for right shoulder impingement syndrome exists and that it did not have its onset during service or otherwise be related to service.
- Denied
The Veteran was granted service connection for various conditions, but the appeal regarding an earlier effective date for benefits under the VA PCAFC related to a June 2023 application is denied.
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