Shoulder decisions — 2017

The Board found that the Veteran's left shoulder disability, bursitis and arthritis, was not incurred in service. The other conditions were also not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including the association of SSA records and additional VA examinations to evaluate his current disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is service connected, but his heart condition, hypertension, and OSA are not service connected as they did not develop during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and determine if there are any characteristic prostrating attacks related to his migraine headaches.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be related to service, with the Board finding that all reasonable doubt should be resolved in his favor. The right shoulder condition claim is pending and will require further examination and evidence review before a decision can be made.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder disorder and bilateral hip disorder as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year after separation, and the weight of the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to any in-service event or injury. The Board also found that his current right shoulder disability is not secondary to his service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected due to misconduct during the June 1991 in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral shoulder and back disabilities were not incurred in service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder osteoarthritis, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service and insufficient credible lay evidence to establish continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU throughout the entire period on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is proximately due to his service-connected orthopedic disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective November 2, 2008. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since that date.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran has withdrawn all appeals, including those for service connection and disability ratings.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for the fractured right mid-clavicle was granted. For his right shoulder superior labral anterior-posterior lesion, a 40 percent rating is granted effective June 17, 2015.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, including schizophrenia and other musculoskeletal issues. The Board will consider the evidence in its entirety during the remand process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, neck disability, and TBI with headaches as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The VA examiners found that these conditions were not caused or aggravated by the service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine disability (other than cervical strain) and left shoulder disability, finding that there is no evidence of a direct relationship to active service.