The Board granted an initial evaluation of 60 percent for residuals of a right shoulder prosthetic joint replacement and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, while denying an initial compensable rating for a residual right shoulder scar.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic severe painful motion and weakness in his right shoulder, as well as the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work, were the deciding factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of right shoulder prosthetic joint replacement (arthroplasty), Right shoulder scar, Total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063185
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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