Shoulder decisions — 2007

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy and whether his reported stressors occurred. The case will be remanded for a VA psychiatric examination to assess PTSD, and for a right shoulder disability examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and records review.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for various disabilities allegedly resulting from a cervical spine surgery performed in April 2001 at the Cleveland, Ohio VAMC. The Board has determined that an examination is needed to determine if these disabilities are related to the surgery and whether they were caused or chronically worsened by VA treatment.

The Board has granted the veteran's increased rating claims for his service-connected conditions but denied reopening of his PTSD and schizophrenia claims due to lack of signed VA Form 9 submissions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased initial disability ratings for his service-connected right shoulder peritendinitis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's bilateral shoulder disability is currently rated at 10 percent, effective December 26, 2002. The claims for service connection for breast cancer, depression, stomach disability, and migraine headaches were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that his death was not caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for a right shoulder disability and assigned an initial noncompensable rating, which was later changed to a 10% rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and extent of the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence received from the veteran and a request for clarification on hearing preferences.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, migraines, and residuals of a left shoulder/clavicle fracture. The appeals were not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his left shoulder disability and service connection for a lumbar spine disorder secondary to his left shoulder disability.

The Board finds that the veteran's arthritis of the back, hands, arms, legs, shoulders, and hips was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service. The claim is denied.

The veteran's claims for evaluations of various conditions from March 22, 2001 are being remanded due to the appellant's failure to appear at a scheduled hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and arthritis may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of multiple joints and arthritis of the left shoulder were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claim was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder and left shoulder disorder, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation.,She was denied service connection for various conditions including left shoulder, knee, cervical spine, lumbar spine, left ankle, left hip, and generalized arthritis. She also had a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a fractured right clavicle for the period prior to February 23, 2000, but not from April 1, 2001, forward. Her scar evaluations were also denied.