Shoulder decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore, service connection cannot be established for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board found that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to improper filing of a VA Form 10182, Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement).

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including spinal stenosis, right ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left total knee arthroplasty, and right knee disability. The issues include determining whether these conditions are related to service or other service-connected disabilities, as well as rating adjustments for some of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the bilateral knees and bilateral shoulders, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, air embolism in the pericardium sac, and irregular heartbeat.,Service connection was not granted for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder condition clearly and unmistakably preexisted service and was not aggravated by events in service, thus denying service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from April 7, 2010 to July 22, 2016. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,Service connection claims for chronic diarrhea, a respiratory condition, hearing loss, bilateral shoulder pain, bilateral ankle pain, bilateral knee pain, and lower back pain are also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II; asbestosis; asthma; bilateral hearing loss; left shoulder disability; right shoulder disability; low back disability; left hip disability; and right hip disability are all denied. The claim for service connection of the right knee disability is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's right shoulder condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right shoulder disability that was incurred or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination. The issues include various psychiatric conditions, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, muscle pain, joint pain, and GERD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, glaucoma, and partial fusion of the cervical spine are remanded as they require further examination to determine their etiology.,Service connection is denied for left shoulder degenerative joint disease, peripheral vascular disease of the lower left extremity, and peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity.

The Veteran's awards for service connection for various knee and shoulder conditions, as well as sinusitis, were granted with an effective date of August 12, 2011. The Veteran appealed the effective dates.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for a VA examination regarding his arthritic disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and his neck and left shoulder disabilities, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The case is remanded for obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability is remanded due to the lack of an etiological opinion. His hearing loss rating is also remanded as his most recent VA examination was in September 2016 and may not reflect current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to service.