Shoulder decisions — 2008

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disorder and bilateral shoulder disorder, finding that she does not have current diagnoses of these conditions.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board has determined that further examination and development are needed to determine if the veteran's current rash is related to service or presumed in-service Agent Orange exposure.

The Board granted service connection for sacroiliac dysfunction and assigned a noncompensable evaluation effective December 21, 2004. The veteran's claims for left knee and left shoulder disabilities were denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to her request for a hearing before the Board. The case will be returned to the RO after the scheduled videoconference hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for left ankle and right shoulder disorders, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that they are not attributable to military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's knee and shoulder disabilities to service, including any undiagnosed illness related to his service in the Southwest Asia Theater. The claim for service connection is denied.

The VA has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disability, which includes bursitis and a clavicle fracture, warrants an initial evaluation of 20 percent. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for low back and left ankle disorders, as well as his claim for an initial compensable rating for traumatic arthritis of the left 4th finger with avulsion of the long flexor tendon. The veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee, hip, and left shoulder disabilities due to undiagnosed illnesses incurred during active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and providing additional notice to the veteran.

The Board found that the veteran did not incur additional physical disability, diagnosed as left shoulder dislocation, due to VA's prescription of antihypertensive medication in April 2004. The proximate cause was not reasonably foreseeable. As for the lung disorder claim, no examination or opinion has been provided yet.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA granted the veteran a 10 percent disability evaluation for residuals of left shoulder rotator cuff injury, effective February 28, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a disability of either shoulder, and thus service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and folliculitis, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The VA denied a higher disability rating for the veteran's right shoulder injury, as his current condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's service-connected cervical spine radiculopathies and productive changes of the thoracolumbar spine have been granted initial evaluations in excess of 20 percent effective from April 6, 2004.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right shoulder disability, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of 10 percent for the period from January 1, 2004 to February 6, 2008 and 20 percent for the period on and after February 7, 2008.