The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder condition, finding that it was aggravated by his service-connected left knee condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that prior to using a cane for his service-connected knee condition, the Veteran did not experience arm limitation of motion at shoulder level as required by the 20 percent criteria under diagnostic code 5201. After subtracting his original 0 percent evaluation from his current 20 percent evaluation, the Veteran's condition warrants a 20 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031516
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left wrist, left and right knee, and left and right shoulder conditions due to missing personnel records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right leg, arm, knee, shoulder, kidney, plantar fasciitis, and back conditions, as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left shoulder conditions as new and relevant evidence was not submitted since the April 2005 rating decision.
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