Shoulder decisions — 2005

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining his personnel records and providing him with a VA examination. The issues of service connection for various conditions are also being addressed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his varicose veins and any current back, right shoulder, or herpes zoster disorders. The claims for increased ratings and service connection will be reconsidered after this additional evidence has been obtained.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and determination of his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings, finding that the veteran's conditions did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under VA rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and development due to an inadequate July 2001 VA joints examination report.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for disabilities of the hands, right arm, right shoulder, and neck. The Board also granted a 10 percent evaluation for residuals of a left leg injury.

The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for the veteran's left shoulder disability, finding that his condition is manifested by nonunion of the humerus or loss of the humerus head.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for traumatic arthritis of the right shoulder, effective May 11, 2002. The effective date was changed from February 27, 2001 to November 11, 2001.

The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic disability of the eyes as due to tear gas exposure was denied because there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to his current vision problems. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the nature and extent of his service-connected left shoulder disorder.

The Board denied increased evaluations for degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder and instability/dislocations of the right shoulder as the veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee, right ankle, and cervical spine disabilities. The claim of service connection for a right wrist injury was also denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for right knee disability and remanded all issues to the RO for further development, including obtaining VA clinic records and scheduling orthopedic and audiologic examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the hips is service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sinusitis was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disorder did not have its onset during active service and is not related to any in-service injury or disease, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed bilateral arm condition or left shoulder condition, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including records of a private doctor and Social Security Administration disability benefits.