The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder dislocation with osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, and tendinosis but denied higher ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran exhibited frequent episodes of guarding consistent with a 30 percent rating under DC 5003-5202. However, there was no evidence of limitation of flexion or abduction to 45 degrees which would warrant a higher rating based on limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder dislocation with osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, tendinosis, left sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity obturator nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity external cutaneous nerve of the thigh radiculopathy, left lower extremity ilio-inguinal nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032912
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy, and thus remands the case to obtain addendum medical opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the requirements for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because he was not continuously rated totally disabled for a period of 10 or more years immediately preceding his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of proposed reductions in ratings for his service-connected back disability and right sciatic nerve radiculopathy is dismissed. The claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left sciatic nerve radiculopathy is remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for various rating and service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.
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