Shoulder decisions — 2009

The Veteran's hypertension, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the shoulder and osteoarthritis of the left ankle were not related to his service or any incident during active service.

The Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal with the VA regarding the issues addressed in the May 2006 SOC appealing the December 2004 RO decision.

The Board grants the claim of entitlement to compensation benefits pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of MRSA infection of the right arm and shoulder.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to consider them.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in active service, but the evidence does not establish that he has a current diagnosis of impingement syndrome of the left shoulder that is etiologically related to an event or injury during his military service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability, characterized as postoperative residuals of impingement syndrome and degenerative changes, is due to an injury sustained during her period of active service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, DDD of the lumbosacral spine, axonal sensorimotor neuropathy and radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and a right shoulder disability as they were not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a higher rating or entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for a bilateral knee condition, bilateral shoulder condition, and bilateral hip condition to an examiner for an opinion on whether these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected residuals of coccidioidomycosis.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between his current disability and his military service or any aggravation of this condition by his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The appeal was denied because there is no evidence of a current left shoulder disability.

The Board denied initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for various disabilities, including DJD of the right knee, postoperative meniscal tear of the right knee, DJD of the left knee, DJD and DDD of the lumbar spine, DJD of the right ankle, rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder, DJD of the left hip, surgical scars on the left thigh, left knee, lumbosacral spine, and right knee.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder and granted initial 10% disability ratings for gastroesophageal reflux disease, right tibialis muscle strain, and left tibialis muscle strain.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for initial review and consideration of new evidence submitted by the appellant directly to the Board.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right arm/shoulder disorders, as well as an increased rating for hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and residuals of a head injury, but denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, bilateral wrist disability, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, as well as service connection for a neurological deficit in his right extremities.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including VA clinical documentation and records from the Social Security Administration (SSA), and to schedule a VA examination for compensation purposes.

The Veteran's current right shoulder disability was aggravated by his service-connected ganglion cyst of the right wrist.