The Board denied the appeal seeking restoration of a 10 percent rating for AC joint arthritis, left shoulder, finding that the reduction from 10 percent to 0 percent was proper based on clear and unmistakable error in the original decision.
The deciding factor: The RO's assignment of a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5010-5203 for malunion of the clavicle or scapula was erroneous because the evidence failed to demonstrate any such condition, and the Veteran was already compensated for his symptom of loss of range of motion of the left shoulder under Diagnostic Code 5010-5201.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107829
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