Shoulder decisions — 2018

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. Service connection for bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral knee disorder, tinea pedis, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), and bruxism are all denied.

The Board has denied service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities, including right shoulder, left shoulder, back, right knee, left knee, right shin splints, left shin splints, right hand, and left hand disabilities. The claims are based on the Veteran's active duty service in Afghanistan.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for shoulder, bilateral knee, right ankle, and neck disorders due to new and material evidence submitted since the April 2005 rating decision. However, further development is needed as the VA examiners did not consider all relevant in-service treatment records and the nature of the current disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran’s claim of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder condition due to pain and limited range of motion.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, and pericarditis with syncope as due to an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness related to Persian Gulf War service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition and lumbar spondylosis due to insufficient information on whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, right knee degenerative joint disease, right eye glaucoma, and hearing loss in both ears. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of a nexus to service.,There is no credible evidence linking the current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating greater than 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis was dismissed.,Service connection for a sleep disorder was denied. The Veteran is not diagnosed with this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate examinations and conflicting evidence in the record. The Veteran needs a new examination to assess his PTSD severity, and an aid and attendance/housebound examination is also needed.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, lumbar back condition, tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and heart condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.,Service connection was also denied for high cholesterol and hypertension due to lack of disability for VA purposes.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA examination to comply with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016). The Veteran will be scheduled for an examination to evaluate his left shoulder disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee and right shoulder disabilities, as well as his claim for increased ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease, left shoulder bursitis, and lumbar spine degenerative joint disease. The claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis, as it is unclear whether this condition was incurred in service or caused by an in-service injury. The Veteran's current right wrist condition remains denied.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions were granted effective June 1, 2014. However, he did not receive payment for the month of June due to VA regulations requiring that payments begin on the first day of the month following the effective date.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder disorder. The Veteran is also being remanded for an increased rating for his psychophysiologic gastro-intestinal reaction (somatoform disorder).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left shoulder disabilities due to insufficient examination and incomplete medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral knee strain, costochondritis (claimed as a right-side rib cage injury), bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The Board found no current disabilities that meet VA criteria for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for headaches prior to July 17, 2017, is remanded.