Shoulder decisions — 2006

The veteran's cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective April 1999.,Service connection for left knee strain residuals and chronic musculoskeletal pain of the left shoulder are granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder disorder, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his period of active service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations were denied. The right shoulder dislocation residuals were rated at 20 percent from March 14, 2005, and the left knee DJD was rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia with fatigue as a presumptive disability due to service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. Service connection for a left shoulder disability was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from intracerebral hemorrhage.

The Board found no evidence of a current right shoulder disability and concluded that the veteran's claimed right shoulder disorder is not service-connected.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to evaluate the severity of his right shoulder disability and consideration of whether he is entitled to an extraschedular rating due to employment impact.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder disability, with involvement of Muscle Groups II and III, warrants a 20 percent rating based on moderate muscle injury. The veteran's service-connected residuals do not meet criteria for higher ratings due to limitation of motion or other factors.

The veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and elbow disabilities are being remanded due to the need for further development of the evidence, including a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left shoulder disability and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability, but the TDIU claim was denied due to the presence of only one service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a shoulder disability, claimed as a shoulder condition secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, right shoulder, and left shoulder to obtain additional evidence and a new VA examination.

The appeal was remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before a local hearing officer.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notification and development of the claims, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with proper VCAA notifications.

The veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 40 percent for the period prior to May 26, 2000, and from August 1, 2000, to January 31, 2003, but a rating greater than 60 percent for post-operative right (major) shoulder replacement was not warranted.

The Board found that service connection is not warranted for a back disability or a right shoulder disorder as there was no evidence of any link between the conditions and service.