The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that no increase in disability occurred prior to February 21, 2017.
The deciding factor: No evidence was found showing an increase in disability during the year immediately preceding receipt of the Veteran's claims for higher ratings on February 21, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff tendinopathy, right shoulder class 3 AC separation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22015359
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's separation from service. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left and right hand arthritis, as there is no current diagnosis of arthritis in the Veteran's hands. The claims for service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left hip arthritis, and left shoulder rotator cuff tendinopathy are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's combined disability rating was properly calculated using the Combined Ratings Table, resulting in a 70 percent rating. The left shoulder rotator cuff tendinopathy grant did not change the overall 70 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder degenerative joint disease with tendinopathy and left shoulder rotator cuff tendinopathy due to a lack of sufficient evidence in the record, particularly private treatment records. The Veteran contends that his bilateral shoulder disabilities are secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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