Shoulder decisions — 2018

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disorders. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disorder and lumbar strain were denied service connection. The decision also states that the effective date for the grant of service connection for a lumbar strain is November 19, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset during service or were otherwise unrelated to service.,The Board also denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, lung disability, and psychiatric disorder, finding that these conditions did not have their onset during service or were otherwise unrelated to service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of left and right shoulder injuries with arthritis, as well as obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's appeal for chronic fatigue syndrome was remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and to obtain additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's PTSD and left shoulder disabilities will be reconsidered in light of the newly acquired evidence.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluations for his right knee and right shoulder disabilities are being remanded due to lack of recent VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his assertions of secondary service connection. The VA will schedule examinations and obtain additional medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran's other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and right shoulder disability. The disabilities are found to be directly related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with previous directives and for obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's previously denied service connection claim for a left shoulder disability is reopened, and the right shoulder disability claim is also remanded. The VA examiner will need to provide an opinion on whether the current left shoulder disabilities are related to the in-service injury, and if so, whether the right shoulder disability is proximately due or aggravated by the left shoulder disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, but denied service connection for his left shoulder DJD and right hip strain.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, bilateral knee, and chronic fatigue syndrome have been denied.,PTSD was not diagnosed or related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder strain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) due to new evidence received since May 2010. The Veteran's claim of service connection for IBS is reopened, but her claim for right shoulder strain remains denied.

The Veteran's appeal was remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence. The issues of increased ratings for headaches, right shoulder disability, and lumbar spine disability are now pending.

The Veteran's initial ratings for left and right shoulder disabilities have been denied as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA disability evaluation guidelines.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder conditions, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's current shoulder conditions began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board has granted service connection for tenosynovitis, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hands, and reopened previously denied claims for acquired psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right shoulder disability. The decision also addressed other issues such as increased evaluations and effective dates.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his anxiety disorder and physical disabilities such as knee pain and shoulder impingement syndrome, have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment. The Board has granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to these service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder and right ankle disorders, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions in his records.