Shoulder decisions — 2005

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability due to any event or incident in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further development of the record, including obtaining medical records from private physicians and VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current left shoulder and cervical spine disabilities are not related to his military service, and therefore denied the claims for service connection.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's right shoulder disability, which is currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The condition includes post-traumatic arthritis and a scar from a shell fragment wound sustained during service.

The Board has determined that there is no current joint disability of the shoulders, elbows, or right hip due to an undiagnosed illness and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied increased ratings for chorioretinitis of the right eye, multiple internal hemorrhoids, and residuals of a shrapnel wound of the left shoulder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a heart murmur, finding no current disability. The right shoulder disorder was granted but not addressed in the decision.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, left shoulder disability as secondary to chest scars, and increased ratings for chest scars and tinea versicolor.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back, psychiatric, and left shoulder disorders are not related to service. The claim for asthma was previously denied in September 1995.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, are not related to his military service. The VA examinations found no direct link between these conditions and his time in active duty.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities are being remanded to the RO for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral spine disc disease, hepatitis C, and a left shoulder disorder. The claim for service connection for gastric ulcer was granted with an initial rating of 20 percent.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The June 1966 decision assigned a 20 percent rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left shoulder, which was upheld as not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The veteran's right and left shoulder disabilities, characterized by recurrent dislocation with pain and infrequent episodes, are rated at 20 percent each. This is the maximum rating available under VA regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left eye injury, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disability. The decision found that new evidence did not present or submit material evidence to reopen the claim for residuals of an eye injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any chronic disabilities related to his military service, including headaches, right elbow injury, and right shoulder injury.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate examination in September 2002, requiring another VA examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various ankle, toe, shoulder, and leg disorders due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for his DJD of the right shoulder, finding that it was productive of moderate impairment with pain and limited motion.