Legal Opinion
Stephen Yonek v. Shinseki
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 8, 2013No. 2012-7120PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Stephen F. Yonek appeals from the decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) holding that diagnostic code (“DC”) 5201 only allows a single disability rating for each injured shoulder even though Yonek’s shoulder manifests limitation of motion with respect to both flexion and abduction. We affirm.
Background
Section 4.71a of the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) regulations sets forth a schedule of disability ratings for injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. See 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a. Within that schedule, diagnostic code 5201…
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