The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for his right shoulder replacement, finding that the current 60 percent rating is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5051.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder disability has been rated based on chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness, which corresponds to a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5051. No higher rating is warranted as the evidence does not support an implantation of prosthesis within one year following the initial surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24028546
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- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder replacement residuals are rated at 30 percent since June 13, 2022. The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran experiences severe painful motion affecting his major extremity (right shoulder) from June 13, 2022, and grants a 60 percent rating effective June 13, 2022.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to non-compliance with previous Board directives regarding his right shoulder condition. The case will be reviewed and a new examination conducted to assess the current severity of his service-connected total right shoulder replacement, including any associated neurological impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is for an extension of a temporary total rating (T/TR) based on surgery necessitating post-hospital convalescence for his right shoulder replacement beyond July 2000. The RO must ensure all notification and development actions are completed as per the VCAA, including obtaining any additional evidence from the veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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