Shoulder decisions — 2013

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to her service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied her claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a supplemental opinion from the VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's right shoulder disorder is due to or aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder degenerative arthritis.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his satisfaction with the last rating decision.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various GSW residuals and assigned an initial disability rating of 50 percent for the MG II, III, IV GSW residuals.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not contribute substantially or materially to his death from dilated cardiomyopathy, which had an unknown etiology. The Appellant's claim for DIC benefits was therefore denied.

The Board has determined that further action is required to determine the relationship between the Veteran's current ankle, knee, hip, and shoulder conditions and his military service. The VA examiner's opinion was based on an inaccurate factual premise regarding a gap in medical records following separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left shoulder disability is related to his period of service.

The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including uterine fibroids, right shoulder disorder, and low back disorder, are not related to her military service. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and left shoulder disability. The decision will be remanded to obtain a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder and left shoulder arthritis were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there was no chronicity of symptoms in service and no current disability. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right shoulder disability that is related to service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from 1974 to 1990 and providing supplemental opinions regarding his hypertension.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot disability, left foot disability, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, right knee disability, stomach disability, and left shoulder disability. The initial ratings for left knee instability and degenerative joint disease were also granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor is it secondary to the service-connected right index finger laceration.

Your appeals for service connection for left shoulder, cervical spine, right hip, and right knee disorders have been dismissed as you withdrew your appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disorder and right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are consistent with his military service. The appeal is therefore granted as to these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar strain with degenerative changes, right shoulder tendinitis, and a cervical strain with degenerative changes. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to the injury he sustained in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder was denied due to lack of current disability evidence. The Board is remanding the case to obtain private treatment records from Linderman Chiropractic.