The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent rating for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with degenerative arthritis is denied as there is no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the February 3, 2020 claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030295
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