The Board granted an initial 40 percent rating for the Veteran's right shoulder condition from August 30, 2013.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supports a finding that the flexion of the Veteran's right shoulder is limited to 25 degrees or less, meeting the criteria for a 40 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047496
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 service connection for vertigo, secondary to tinnitus and a compensable rating for the cesarean section scar. The claims for service connection for left ankle condition, right ankle status post achilles tendon repair, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, osteoarthritis of both hips, right wrist condition, and left wrist condition were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and a compensable rating for further development, including scheduling new VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for a back condition, left foot disability, right foot disability, and right shoulder condition.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder condition, but granted a 10 percent disability rating for left varicocele with epididymo-orchitis from January 1, 2014 onward.
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