The Veteran's right shoulder contusion is rated at 40 percent disabling from December 12, 2014 to August 5, 2022. The Board denied an increased rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's right shoulder contusion warranted a higher disability rating based on limitation of motion or other impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Contusion, Degenerative Joint Disease (right shoulder), Rotator Cuff Repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22068896
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 20% prior to August 17, 2011 and at 30% from August 17, 2011 through April 19, 2016. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left shoulder disability, which includes impingement syndrome and rotator cuff repair, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence does not show limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side or fibrous union of the humerus.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for right shoulder disability and median and ulnar nerve impingement of the right upper extremity with right shoulder impingement, finding that the Veteran's disabilities did not meet or approximate the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any right shoulder disability, including whether it is related to service.
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