The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 50 percent for his right shoulder disability beginning October 28, 2014. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings prior to and after this date are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right shoulder disability has been manifested by the functional equivalent of unfavorable ankylosis of the scapulohumeral articulation with abduction limited to 25 degrees from the side since October 28, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24007449
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for his service-connected right shoulder disability prior to March 11, 2022 is denied. The claim for TDIU prior to October 17, 2014 is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinions and a need for additional examinations regarding muscle group injuries and neurological symptoms related to the Veteran's right shoulder disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for further action regarding his claim of entitlement to a TDIU. The Board finds that the evidence does not show he meets the schedular criteria for assignment of a TDIU, including on the basis of disabilities affecting a single body system (orthopedic), during the entire period on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at 30 percent, but no higher. The appeal for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is remanded.
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