The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The right clavicle fracture, right clavicle scar, left knee strain and joint osteoarthritis, and arterioslerotic heart disease are all found to be related to service. A rating of 30 percent has been assigned for bilateral hearing loss from October 28, 2019 through February 5, 2023.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the Veteran's claims by linking his conditions to his military service and noting no pre-service onset or aggravation of these conditions during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Clavicle Fracture, Right Clavicle Scar, Left Knee Strain and Joint Osteoarthritis, Arterioslerotic Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003247
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a schedular TDIU effective July 18, 2016. The Board also referred the claim to the Director for extraschedular consideration prior to that date.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his right shoulder disability was denied as the evidence did not show that his range of motion had been limited to midway between the side and shoulder level, which would warrant a 30% rating under DC 5201. The current 20% rating is maintained.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disorder is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The appeal for TDIU is remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran has been unemployed due to his service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for arterioslerotic heart disease was denied, and his claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction to include on a secondary basis was also denied.
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