Shoulder decisions — 2020

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for DJD of the left thigh, thoracolumbar spine, knee, and shoulder is being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for psoriatic arthritis is also being remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions addressing its onset or relation to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a finding of an in-service event or injury relating to the right shoulder. The Board also found that the current right shoulder disabilities are not proximately due to or aggravated by his cervical spine fusion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include nausea, right hip pain, left hip pain, right elbow pain, left elbow pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, right wrist pain, left wrist pain, and right shoulder pain with tendonitis.

The Veteran's claim for increased rating and service connection for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's employment as a machinist laborer from 2002 to 2014 was considered substantially gainful employment, and he did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date of TDIU prior to May 1, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Board has remanded several issues related to TMJ disorder, shoulder disorders, ankle strain, and lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has decided to remand the issues of entitlement to service connection for left shoulder strain, bilateral pes planus, arthritis, and a neck condition due to procedural errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left wrist, right wrist, left knee, and right shoulder conditions, are granted. The Veteran is also granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for chronic urticaria.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his reported injuries and conditions during military service. The case will be returned to the Board for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including PTSD, back disorder, shoulder and knee disorders, GERD, skin condition, neck disorder, and allergic rhinitis were denied as they are not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause her to be unable to secure or maintain a substantially gainful occupation prior to June 16, 2009.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between current symptoms and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's employment status and income. The AOJ is instructed to complete additional development, including obtaining a VA Form 21-8940 from the Veteran, and then refer his TDIU claim for extraschedular consideration if appropriate.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in previous decisions and a need for additional development, including obtaining new medical opinions on the Veteran's left shoulder disability.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, but denied it on the merits.,Service connection was denied for a left shoulder disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding that it is not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's joint pain is related to his active service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need to verify periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The VA will also arrange for a VA audiology examination and orthopedic examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his tinnitus and current right knee, shoulder, and neck disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for various conditions. The effective dates are not specified as they were not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's claims for right shoulder disability, sleep disorder, bilateral hand disability, back disability, and GERD are remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records, scheduling an examination, and issuing a supplemental statement of the case.