Shoulder decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for back and right shoulder disabilities due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service or falls related to his service-connected seizures.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the November 2019 remand directives and thus, further remand is required to obtain addendum medical opinions addressing all raised theories of entitlement.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his educational and occupational background.

The Board has remanded four issues related to service connection for various disorders, including a right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, right hip condition, and right knee disorder. The decision also mentions the need for addendum opinions regarding secondary causation.

The Board has remanded the claims for bladder cancer and basal cell carcinoma of the left shoulder and right mid-chest due to incomplete responses in the addendum opinions provided by the VA physician. The claims are now pending again with instructions to provide an addendum opinion addressing direct service connection.

The Veteran's left shoulder disorder is rated at the maximum available rating due to recurrent dislocations and degenerative arthritis.,Prior to April 21, 2015, the Veteran was granted a 30% disability rating for his depressive disorder.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for residuals, labral tear to include SLAP, left shoulder is denied as his condition does not warrant a higher than 20 percent rating.

The Board has denied service connection for right hip, left hip, right shoulder, and left shoulder disorders as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that the appellant had active Federal service from March 14, 1960 to September 13, 1960 for purposes of basic entitlement to VA benefits. The claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to an administrative error in the previous decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and left shoulder disorder, finding no current disability meeting VA compensation criteria. Service connection was granted for right hip labral tear with thigh impairment. The cervical/thoracic spine disorder claim is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, finding that November 30, 2011 is the correct date for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The cases are remanded for further development on issues related to lumbar spine, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral knees disability, and bilateral shoulders.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a right shoulder disability and a right ankle disability due to new evidence or clarification from the December 2016 VA examiner's report.

The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting the grant of TDIU.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of bilateral knee condition, right shoulder condition, and sleep apnea due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, left hip and left elbow disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions in prior examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right shoulder condition and its relationship to service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for right shoulder tendonitis, but there are conflicting diagnoses of arthritis and tendonitis in the record.

The Board has denied service connection for right shoulder impingement, cervical strain, and right foot injury with residual great toe hypoesthesia as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left wrist disorder, bilateral shoulder disorders, and diabetes mellitus type II due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran must be provided VA examinations consistent with the directives herein.