Citation Nr: 21075598
Decision Date: 12/21/21	Archive Date: 12/21/21

DOCKET NO. 17-60 789
DATE: December 21, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected impingement of the right supraspinatus tendon disability (hereinafter referred to as a right shoulder disability) from November 2, 2016 is remanded. 

REASONS FOR REMAND

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected right shoulder disability from November 2, 2016 is remanded.

The Veteran served on active duty from July 1981 to July 1984. 

This matter is on appeal from an April 2017 rating decision issued by the Regional Office (RO). The Veteran testified at a virtual Board hearing in August 2021 before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge. The hearing transcript has been associated with the record. 

During the August 2021 virtual Board hearing, the Veteran credibly testified that the right shoulder disability has worsened since the last VA examination, which was conducted in December 2016. Specifically, the Veteran testified that he experienced painful, decreased range of motion and pain with weightbearing activity. A new compensation examination may help assess the current nature and severity of the right shoulder disability.

The issue of increased rating for right shoulder disability is REMANDED for the following action:

Schedule the appropriate VA examination to help assess the current nature and severity of the right shoulder disability. 

 

 

J. PARKER

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	D. Costantino, Associate Counsel

The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.