The Board granted a separate rating of 20 percent for painful motion associated with the left shoulder disability, effective August 20, 2009.
The deciding factor: The weight of evidence demonstrated that the limitation of range of motion of the left shoulder was separate and distinct from the painful motion on flexion resulting in functional loss, allowing a separate rating under DC 5201 for limitation of arm motion at the shoulder level without violating the rule against pyramiding.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left shoulder ligamentous strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25005577
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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