Shoulder decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly address the Veteran's claims, including obtaining service personnel records and VA treatment records. Additionally, a VA examination is required for each of his claimed disabilities.

The Board found no credible evidence of an in-service left shoulder injury and denied service connection for the claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee and shoulder disabilities are not service-connected as they were not incurred or aggravated during his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of any nexus between these conditions and the 1992 fall he reported.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of whether he qualifies under an extraschedular rating.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right shoulder, hip, or jaw disability during service or for many years thereafter and thus denied the claims for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating in excess of 20 percent during the entire initial rating period.

The Veteran is seeking basic eligibility for VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38 of the United States Code. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his discharge was due to a service-connected disability and therefore qualifies him for early discharge.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluations were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for hepatitis C, but not for the other conditions.

The Veteran's combined rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a). The VA examiner found that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back and right shoulder disabilities are related to his active service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for chronic conjunctivitis. The Veteran was granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy with disc displacement, spondylosis, and myofascial pain in the trapezius muscle.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's joint pain and popping of the shoulders, elbows, and fingers are due to an undiagnosed illness manifested during service in Southwest Asia. As such, these conditions have been granted as presumptive under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for the claimed conditions, including migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, left ankle osteoarthritis and ankylosis of bilateral hand, fingers, wrist, elbow, shoulder disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address whether the Veteran's cervical spine and left shoulder disabilities are aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and bone cancer. The decision grants special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's keloid scar on his left shoulder is related to an in-service injury and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's left shoulder acromioclavicular osteoarthritis was granted service connection. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including arthritis and degenerative disc disease L4-5 and L5-S1 with first degree spondylolisthesis of L-5, is rated at 40 percent since January 5, 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current left shoulder, left knee, or low back disabilities for which service connection can be granted.