The Board has denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder disability and has remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate functional loss that more nearly approximates higher or separate ratings under any relevant Diagnostic Code, even when considering the Veteran's subjective symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Status Post Rotator Cuff Repair, Subacromial Bursitis, Supraspinatus Impingement Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22054300
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's right shoulder disability rating from 40% to 20%, effective August 1, 2017, was improper and restored the original 40% rating.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's discharge was due to unsatisfactory performance, not a service-connected condition. As such, he does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for Chapter 30 educational benefits.
- Denied
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