Shoulder decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss, sinus disorder, or left shoulder bursitis and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disorder and an increased rating for residuals of a bowel resection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder bursitis, cervical spine disorder, thoracic spine disorder, and bilateral wrist, knee, and ankle disorders are not supported by competent evidence of a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness or any other basis.

The Board has directed additional development of the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability. The VA medical examination was completed, and the case is now remanded to the RO for further consideration.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current left shoulder disability, diagnosed as impingement syndrome, is shown to be due to disease or injury that was aggravated by service. Service connection for a left shoulder disability now manifested by impingement syndrome is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's headaches are not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability due to lack of current diagnosis and no medical evidence linking the condition to service.,Service connection was also denied for a right shoulder disability as there were no in-service complaints or findings, and no medical evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and left leg disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board. The VA found no evidence of chronic conditions related to his military service.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder disorder, finding that it is as likely as not that his current condition resulted from an injury sustained during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and found that the veteran's current cervical spine condition began during her active duty. The remaining issues of higher ratings for left shoulder, left knee, and left ankle conditions are remanded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle and shoulder disorders, as well as an initial compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the left fifth toe, are denied due to lack of current evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability as there was no evidence linking the condition to active military service.

The Board has awarded a 20 percent rating for the veteran's left (minor) shoulder supraspinatus tendonitis, effective from August 13, 1996.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The only granted claim was for hemorrhoids.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of right shoulder arthritis or tendonitis, and there is no evidence to support service connection for these conditions. The veteran's arthritis of hands was also denied as there is insufficient evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and restoration of service connection for a recurrent left shoulder dislocation, finding that the July 1998 rating action granting service connection was undebatably erroneous.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral eye disorder, bilateral hearing loss, shoulder disorders, skin disorder, and liver disorder. The conditions were not found to be related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hip disorders. The RO previously granted service connection for hemorrhoids but assigned a noncompensable rating.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings for residuals of a dislocated left shoulder and bronchial asthma were denied. The VA found that the evidence did not support ratings higher than those initially assigned.