Shoulder decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking his current disabilities to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a well-grounded claim for service connection for back and shoulder disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded, as there is no medical evidence linking any claimed conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for tinea pedis, service connection for a right shoulder disorder, and new and material evidence for multiple lipomas and generalized skin disorders. The decision also noted that there was no evidence of treatment or diagnoses of a left shoulder disorder in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and bilateral shoulder disorders, as well as his claim for an increased rating for PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between any current disabilities and active service.

The Board has granted service connection for traumatic arthritis of the right shoulder and arthritis of the lower cervical spine. The claim of PTSD was reopened, but no new evidence was provided to support a grant of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury and low back fracture, finding that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty. The claim for nonservice-connected disability pension was also denied.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence linking any cervical spine disability or the veteran's dizzy spells, loss of balance, and numbness between the shoulders and arms to his military service. The claim was denied as not well grounded.

The veteran's service-connected right shoulder disorder, tension headaches, and cervical spine disorder are each evaluated at the minimum (10%) level. The RO has not granted any higher evaluations for these conditions.

The veteran's multiple disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes based on his service-connected conditions, as they are not of sufficient severity to render him permanently unemployable.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for hypertension and osteoarthritis of the spine, shoulders, left knee, and elbows. The right knee disability was rated at 30 percent disabling.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip and groin pain, as well as bilateral shoulder instability with residual symptoms. The veteran's current diagnosed conditions are found to be related to his period of active service.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic right shoulder, left knee, and bilateral knee disabilities, as well as generalized anxiety disorder were not well-grounded. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active military service.

The veteran's skin condition, stomach problems, migraine headaches, dysthymic disorder, and allergic rhinitis are not service-connected. The joint pain is considered a chronic disability due to undiagnosed illness as per the Persian Gulf War criteria. Residuals of a hysterectomy are also considered a chronic disability due to undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and granted a 10% evaluation for the veteran's scar on his chest, finding no medical evidence linking the shoulder condition to service. The scar was found to be painful and tender upon objective evaluation.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for back disorder, neck disorder, and right shoulder disorder were denied. The appeal regarding the evaluation of a left ankle fracture was also denied.

The veteran's case is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of his claims, including service connection for right shoulder disability.

The Board found that the veteran's left shoulder disability did not develop during service and is not related to any in-service injury or event. The current condition is considered an aging degenerative process.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and evaluations of his shoulder and ankle disabilities, finding no well-grounded evidence to support these claims.