Shoulder decisions — 2013

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including left knee disability, left shoulder disability, back disability, brain tumor, headaches, skin condition, hypertension, and sleep disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has ordered additional development of the Veteran's service treatment records and requested a legible copy of his entrance examination. The appeal will be returned to the RO for further consideration.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and a new examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for her left shoulder degenerative joint disease is being remanded due to the need for a new examination to assess the current severity of her condition.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed right ankle, right foot, left ankle, and left shoulder disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for low back and left shoulder disorders, finding that the Veteran did not have current disabilities attributable to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, including determining if any current left shoulder disorders are congenital or acquired and whether any non-congenital chronic disability is etiologically related to injury or disease in service.

The Board has determined that a right shoulder disability is not related to service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder disability, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the service-connected left shoulder disability from November 18, 2008 onward. The Veteran's anal fissure issue remains pending.

The Veteran's left shoulder arthritis is found to be the result of a disease or injury incurred in active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to newly submitted evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of a left arm disability, separate from his service-connected shoulder and elbow disabilities. The examiner will assess whether the Veteran has a current left arm disability related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, but denied service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current left shoulder disorder, as well as to address whether service connection should be granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acid reflux, bilateral elbow pain, and right shoulder disorder are dismissed. The claim of CUE in the June 2007 RO rating decision is also dismissed. Service connection for a right shoulder disorder is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, pes planus with plantar fasciitis, cervical strain, lumbar strain, right shoulder acromioclavicular joint hypertrophy and strain (major), and left shoulder strain (minor) were denied as there is no current evidence of a bilateral hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations. The Veteran's service treatment records show exposure to noise during service but do not indicate the presence of a current bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his disabilities are not related to his military service, including exposure to contaminants.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his right shoulder condition, and for any additional treatment records to be obtained.