Shoulder decisions — 2021

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection. The left shoulder, right ankle, and left knee disabilities are denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.,New evidence has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for neck disability and right knee disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for a VA examination. The psychiatric disorder service connection issue remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran is seeking an increase in his rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, which may impact his radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, pes planus, bilateral hip condition, and back condition due to the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or aggravation that caused current disabilities.,There is no medical evidence linking any current conditions to military service.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted service connection. The remaining appealed issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding the Veteran's left shoulder, hip/gluteus medius muscle, and gastrointestinal disorders. The appeals are not dismissed as to SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder rotator cuff tear and labral tear including SLAP lesion, as well as a lumbar spine condition. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible testimony and medical opinions linking his current conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right shoulder disability and a cervical spine disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active service.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to readjudicate the claims for service connection for a back disability and a right shoulder disability. The claims are granted in part, but both issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, left knee, and back disorders due to inadequate medical opinions in the April 2019 VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disability, back disability, right shoulder strain, and migraine disability as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder condition is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this disability.

The Board has determined that there was no substantial compliance with the remand directives and has therefore ordered further development for the claims of service connection for left knee, left shoulder, CAD, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the issues of initial ratings for various foot, ankle, knee, and shoulder conditions since April 1, 2011. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization for VA to obtain private medical records from providers who treated him after April 1, 2011, and any relevant VA treatment records.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is restored to a 40 percent rating effective February 1, 2016. The Board has also added issues of entitlement to increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and the propriety of the reduction of the evaluation for left shoulder strain from 30 percent to 20 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic right arm/shoulder disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses did not occur in service and were not causally related to his military service.