The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and denied ratings in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder strain from September 10, 2018 to April 29, 2024 and in excess of 50 percent for residuals of left shoulder replacement from June 1, 2025. However, a 20 percent rating was granted for the left shoulder strain from March 29, 2012 to September 10, 2018, and TDIU was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct link between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and his service or any other service-connected condition. The left shoulder strain had limited impact on the Veteran's ability to work, leading to a grant of TDIU based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, left shoulder strain, residuals of left shoulder replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25004317
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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