The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability warranted a 30% rating as of December 12, 2019. The effective date for this increased rating is denied.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established in December 2019 showed symptomatology sufficient to warrant a 30% rating for the Veteran's right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent right shoulder dislocation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24038167
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right shoulder disability was denied a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to February 27, 2015 and from February 27, 2015 to September 26, 2018. The claim for an increased rating after February 27, 2015 is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound status is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and dementia.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, including recurrent dislocation and degenerative joint disease, is rated at the maximum percentage. A separate rating for nerve injury of the right arm and shoulder as of August 9, 2012, is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, characterized by recurrent dislocation and degenerative arthritis, has been rated at 20 percent since January 2014. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating as the condition only limits motion to midway between the side and shoulder level.
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