The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The limitations documented by the June 2023 VA examiner more closely approximate limitation to midway between the side and shoulder level than limitation to 90 degrees, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25022643
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, as well as left and right knee strain and patellofemoral pain syndrome with medial tibial stress syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an initial compensable rating for various conditions, including right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, left ankle condition, back pain, depression, anxiety, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis was granted a rating of 40 percent, while other conditions were denied higher ratings.
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