The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability was granted an increased initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective June 3, 2010.
The deciding factor: The symptomatology and functional impairment of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability most nearly approximated the functional equivalent of unfavorable ankylosis, abduction limited to 25 degrees from the side, affording the benefit of the doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028642
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
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