The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability, characterized by recurrent dislocation and instability, warrants a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5202. The condition is not rated higher due to lack of fibrous union, nonunion, or loss of head of the humerus.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not indicate impairment of the left humerus that would warrant a higher rating based on Diagnostic Codes 5201 (limitation of motion) or 5202 (recurrent dislocation at shoulder level).
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder dislocation, recurrent left shoulder instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22062311
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