Shoulder decisions — 2007

The veteran's service-connected bursitis of the right and left shoulders with degenerative changes have been granted initial disability evaluations in excess of 10 percent from September 1, 1995 to April 10, 2003. The hiatal hernia has also been granted a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to an inadequate medical examination report and failure to provide adequate reasons and bases.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right shoulder disability.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration due to procedural issues. The claims are related to service connection for the cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board has found that none of the claimed conditions are related to service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder disorder, which is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, as well as a claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease at L5-S1. The evidence did not support the veteran's claims that his current shoulder conditions were related to service.

The Board denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the residuals of a fracture of the right clavicle based on additional disability due to VA treatment, finding no evidence that the care provided by VA resulted in any additional disability.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities are not sufficiently disabling to render him unable to obtain and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's right shoulder disability as of October 1, 2003, effective from December 22, 1999. The evaluation is based on ankylosis of the scapulohumeral articulation limited to 25 degrees from side to side.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for recurrent dislocation of the left shoulder with DJD is being remanded due to insufficient examination findings and lack of consideration of additional range of motion loss.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder condition. The veteran's current left shoulder condition is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current disability of the back and denied his claim for service connection. The left knee issue is pending as it requires further examination.

The veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current lumbosacral spine, bilateral shoulder strain, and bilateral hip strain disabilities are not related to service. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his brachial plexopathy and right shoulder injury, as the last VA examination was conducted in January 2004.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder strain, DJD of the knees, and hearing loss have been granted. The claim to reopen his left shoulder strain was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's post-operative hip condition is not rated higher than 50 percent, his migraines are rated at 30 percent, and his GERD is rated at 10 percent. No other conditions or issues have been granted.

The veteran's severe joint pain, including neurological disability involving the wrists, elbows, shoulders, and lower extremities, was not determined to be caused by VA medical treatment.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including back disability, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and various knee disabilities. The evaluations for the knees and ankle disabilities were also denied.