Shoulder decisions — 2009

The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent for instability, with no additional rating for limitation of motion.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected orthopedic conditions are being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of these disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.

The May 2004 rating decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous in assigning an effective date of March 1, 2004, for the increased ratings.

The Board denied the appeal for service connection for arthritis of the wrists, knees, and shoulders and hypertension as there was no credible evidence indicating that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for a right eye disorder and a right shoulder disorder, as well as an increased rating for the left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability warrants a 20 percent rating, but not higher, throughout the period of this claim.

The Board grants service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, finding that it is chronically aggravated by a service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of Meniere's syndrome, special monthly compensation based on being housebound, and total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.324, as legally insufficient.

The appeals for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for the left knee and right shoulder were remanded, while the appeal for a compensable rating for the left foot was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his thoracolumbar, right shoulder, and wrist disabilities as well as service connection for knee arthralgia, an eye disability, and gouty arthritis.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication due to an inadequate medical examination.

The Board remands the claims for additional VA examinations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, as well as the nature and etiology of his left shoulder, skin, and mental disorders.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including obtaining records from Dr. JEM and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left shoulder disability is related to service or his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating before February 26, 2007, and from that date, it also did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder pain and grinding, lower back pain, chest pain, visual black spots and floaters, and right ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for sleep disorder, psychiatric disorder, residuals of a fractured right fifth finger, and right elbow disorder. The claim for right cubital syndrome was remanded.

The Veteran's current right shoulder disability is etiologically related to his service-connected disability of the right elbow.