Shoulder decisions — 2015

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder and right shoulder disabilities are not related to his service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's low back and right shoulder disorders, requiring further examination and review.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, post-surgical repair, has been rated at 10 percent since June 11, 2012. The rating is granted as the condition results in painful motion.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and post-service medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA examinations and additional medical records. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for his right shoulder, left shoulder, and low back disabilities are on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of fibromyalgia, a sleep disorder, or a left shoulder disability. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder have not been granted service connection or increased rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability, to include as secondary to her service-connected cervical strain, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and an opinion regarding the etiology of any diagnosed condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple issues related to his bilateral pes planus. The Board found that the ankle, knee and leg, hip, lumbar spondylosis, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder disabilities are not linked to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, tinnitus, atopic dermatitis, AC joint spurring of the right shoulder, and left knee strain. The claims for higher initial ratings and service connection for hearing loss, loss of great toe nails, and right hip pain are being remanded.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance or being housebound is REMANDED due to a lack of recent VA examination and treatment records, as well as potential need for additional rating assignments.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, TMJ, and other conditions are being considered. The Board has found the evidence to be in equipoise on whether these disorders were incurred during service.,Service connection is granted for a lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and migraines.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disability did not have its onset in service or for many years thereafter, and that there is no evidence relating any current right shoulder disability to active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left shoulder disorder and its relationship to her service-connected cervical discectomy.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left shoulder injury and did not reopen the claim for tuberculosis. The Veteran's assertions regarding his in-service injuries are deemed not credible, and no new evidence has been submitted that would raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder degeneration was not sustained during service and is not related to any injury or illness incurred during service. Therefore, his claims for service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal for the reduction of evaluations for various service-connected conditions has been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder and right ankle disabilities are not related to service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral knee, elbow, hip, shoulder, and hand disabilities are related to his active service. The evidence supports a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.