The Veteran's left shoulder disability is granted a rating of 30 percent prior to May 18, 2023. From May 18, 2023, the Veteran is in receipt of the maximum schedular rating for his left shoulder disability. The appeal regarding service connection for a neurological disorder secondary to service-connected left shoulder disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left shoulder disability has been rated based on limitation of motion under Diagnostic Code 5201, and no other theories of service connection have been addressed in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (Left Shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23053210
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and an increased rating for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder. The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of multiple joints were remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, and his degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is rated at 40 percent effective March 17, 2010. Both ratings are denied.
- Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, ED secondary to DM, hypertension secondary to DM, and lumbar and cervical spine disabilities. The Board also granted a TDIU rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The bilateral hearing loss disability remains noncompensable.
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