Shoulder decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including consideration of whether to grant an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for a left shoulder disability and for TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hearing loss has been withdrawn, and the issue is dismissed without prejudice. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for various disabilities are remanded.

The claims for service connection for left and right foot disorders, a right knee disorder, and a right shoulder disorder to include as secondary to lumbar strain have been reopened. The claim for hypertension has also been reopened.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for his left shoulder strain has been granted. However, the appeal regarding a higher rating remains pending and requires further examination to determine the current severity of his condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability secondary to the Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's fall and resulting injury were caused by his pre-existing nerve condition.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical evidence to decide whether the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disabilities are related to his in-service injury.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, a right knee disability, and left and right foot disabilities due to lack of evidence showing these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, left ear hearing loss, headaches, PTSD, and depressive disorder. The decision also remanded the issue of service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability is reopened, and the appeal regarding his lumbar spine disability rating is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinion. The claim was previously denied in September 1996, but reopened in October 2014.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including those related to herbicide exposure and secondary to his service-connected diabetes. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for right shoulder disorder and diabetes mellitus, type II due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service.

The Veteran's initial higher ratings for right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to October 3, 2017 or in excess of 30 percent thereafter.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination to determine if service connection is warranted for a left shoulder disability and a back disability, including as secondary to right knee tendonitis.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder and unspecified personality disorder are currently rated at 70 percent, right shoulder tendonitis at 10 percent, and cervical spondylosis with degenerative disc disease and spondylolisthesis at 20 percent. The case is remanded for further action on the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral ankle condition has been denied. The claims for PTSD, neck condition, back condition, and bilateral shoulder condition have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder and pectoralis disability, low back disability, neck disability, and right ankle disability due to incomplete information about his Reserve service.

The Board has denied service connection for a right eye disorder, to include cancer. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's left shoulder condition, right knee condition (on secondary basis), and left ankle disorder (on secondary basis).

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition, back condition, heart condition and bilateral shoulder condition due to their inextricability with the Veteran's TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the appellant's service connection claims, including cervical spine disability, right elbow and left elbow disabilities, right hip and left hip disabilities, and residuals of a right hand injury. The maximum schedular ratings were not assigned for these conditions.