Denied
The Board denied the motion for revision of a May 2015 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to assign a 20 percent disability rating for painful motion of the left shoulder.
The deciding factor: The law in effect at the time did not undebatably require that VA apply the DC relating to limitation of motion when painful motion was found, given the ambiguity within § 4.59 regarding the nature of the 'minimum compensable rating' contemplated.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084736
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