Shoulder decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left shoulder disability, right leg arthritis, and bilateral leg numbness due to service. The claims will be reviewed after additional development is completed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service. The Board found that the Veteran does not have chronic disabilities of the left shoulder, right knee, or salivary gland.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for service connection of neck, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder degenerative arthritis and right hip degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities due to new evidence received since the previous denial. The claims are now remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability was rated at 20 percent prior to August 1, 2017 and denied a higher rating. The scars were also rated at 20 percent and denied a higher rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA examination of his left shoulder disability.

The Board has determined that another remand is necessary to ensure proper evaluations and opinions for the Veteran's claimed osteoarthritis conditions, as well as his right foot bunion with spurring.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that his current condition is related to his military duties as a Master Fitness Trainer.

The Veteran's claim for a left shoulder disability is granted. The cervical spine disability claim is denied, and the cardiac disability claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence of injury or illness during service and that the current disabilities were not related to service. The diagnosis of arthritis did not manifest within one year after separation from service.

The Veteran's hypertension, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability are not service-connected as they did not manifest to a compensable degree within the one-year presumptive period or continuity of symptomatology is not established.,Service connection for a pulmonary/respiratory disability was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to in-service exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral shoulder disabilities are not rated higher than 10 percent prior to September 25, 2017 and not rated higher than 20 percent from that date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to herbicide agents and for further development of his service connection claims.

The appeals seeking service connection for a right shoulder disorder and left lower extremity disorders have been dismissed. The appeal seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD and PTSD, has been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for arthritis residuals of a left shoulder was denied as the evidence did not show that his range of motion had worsened to warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's arthritis, left shoulder disability, and other joint disabilities are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or within one year after service.,Service connection for a left shoulder disability was denied because the Veteran did not have a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, which resulted in limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side, is granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for right shoulder strain and left elbow strain have been denied. The VA has determined that the current 10 percent ratings adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding various service-connected disabilities, as well as for additional records to be obtained. The claims are not related to a specific exposure basis or the PACT Act.