The Board denied an increased rating for the left shoulder and knee conditions, granted a separate compensable evaluation for left shoulder acromioclavicular dislocation effective March 17, 2025, and denied entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left shoulder condition did not meet the criteria for an increased rating due to limited range of motion, while a separate compensable evaluation was granted based on dislocation. The knee condition also did not warrant a higher rating, and there was no evidence that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder acromioclavicular joint separation, status-post surgical repair, left shoulder acromioclavicular dislocation, left knee chondromalacia, status-post arthroscopy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25013705
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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