Shoulder decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a head injury and left shoulder disability have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for right shoulder, right ankle, and acquired psychiatric disorders (including mood disorder, depression, and PTSD).

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to February 1, 2015, for the start of payment of disability compensation based on his service-connected disabilities. The effective date of the grants of service connection was January 1, 2015, but actual payment began on February 1, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran required aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, specifically diabetes mellitus. The appellant's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance as an accrued benefit is being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the current severity of his disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, lower back disability, neck disability, and bilateral ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic right shoulder pain, a chronic kidney condition, and a chronic lumbar strain have all been denied. The claim for increased rating of sinusitis has also been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disorder, bilateral shoulder condition, and bilateral hand disorder as these conditions are not considered to be directly related to the Veteran's military service.,Service connection was also denied for peripheral neuropathies of the bilateral upper extremities due to lack of evidence linking them to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 were dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeal regarding vocational rehabilitation and education services has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for hepatitis C have also become moot as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and right shoulder deterioration are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the bilateral shoulders and hands due to insufficient evidence addressing continuity of symptoms during and since service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the inadequacy of a VA examination report and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and treatment records, particularly regarding his left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for posterior vitreous detachment. The cases of numbness at the top and left side of the head, right knee disability, bilateral foot disabilities, and left shoulder disability are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine disability. The claims for heart condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tendonitis has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,All other claims have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and/or a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder disability and depression, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since May 7, 2014.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, right shoulder disorder, and thoracic strain has been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Board found that there is no current evidence of a diagnosed condition for any of these issues.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for right knee disability and evaluation of service-connected right shoulder strain are remanded due to need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and low back conditions due to lack of consideration of parachute jumps in service and secondary service connection issues. The case will be returned to the Board after further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability has been reopened and granted. The claim of an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected left shoulder injury is remanded.