Shoulder decisions — 2009

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound of the left side, found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for residuals of a gunshot wound of the left shoulder, and denied initial compensable ratings for residuals of gunshot wounds of the low back and left leg.

The appeal was remanded to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and notification of VA's duties under the VCAA.

The Board found that the Veteran's post-operative right shoulder disability did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, and a separate 10 percent rating was warranted for the right shoulder scar.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder, as there was no evidence relating the condition to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot disabilities as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during active service or within one year of separation from active service, and no evidence that these conditions are otherwise related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sensory paresis of the right cutaneous nerve, and scars from shell fragment wounds to the right shoulder and arm, and right forearm were denied as the current ratings already reflect the severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's left and right shoulder disabilities were granted a disability rating of 20 percent, effective from August 1, 2006.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including a left arm disorder, right arm disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, neck disorder, back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, hearing loss, and a gastrointestinal disorder were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for multiple shrapnel wounds to the left shoulder with retained foreign bodies, Muscle Groups I, II, III, and IV, evaluated as 30 percent disabling as of March 25, 1996.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder injury, a right hip and groin disability, and a back disorder to the RO for further development.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied entitlement to service connection for both bilateral hearing loss and a left shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including an examination to determine if the Veteran's current left shoulder arthritis is related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no competent medical evidence of any current chronic disability.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and left knee disorder as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, nor any medical nexus between the current conditions and active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for scars of the right shoulder and forearm, residuals of shrapnel wound, and razor wire lacerations, and for a compensable rating for scars of the right thigh, residuals of shrapnel wound were denied as the evidence did not support an increase in the disability ratings.