Shoulder decisions — 2022

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right lower extremity disabilities, acquired psychiatric disorders, eye disability, shoulder disabilities, renal cyst, emphysema, fibromyalgia, stomach hernia disability, skin disability with impairment of the feet, and migraine headache disability. The reasons were lack of evidence or failure to report for VA examinations.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are granted service connection, while his bilateral shoulder and elbow conditions as well as lumbar spine disability are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as due to herbicide exposure. The cases of left hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, and psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining missing Social Security Administration records and providing new VA examinations to assess his cervical spine, shoulder, and sleep disorder disabilities. The Board also finds that additional medical opinions are necessary regarding the effective dates of service connection and the impact of the Veteran's disabilities on his employability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection of a right shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and lower back condition due to new and material evidence. The claims are granted.,The Board also remanded several other issues including service connection for hypertension, acquired psychiatric condition, and COPD.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, and lumbar spine conditions, finding that these conditions are related to injuries incurred during combat in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for knee and shoulder disabilities due to lack of proper development, including obtaining outstanding military records and VA treatment records. The Veteran will be scheduled for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his knee and shoulder disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability began during her service in the Persian Gulf and is related to her active duty. Therefore, she is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for an increased initial evaluation for service-connected right (non-dominant) shoulder injury residuals due to incomplete evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and low back disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a direct relationship to service or secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his lumbar spine, cervical spine, knee, shoulder, and ankle disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions provided in previous VA examinations. The case is returned for further development and consideration.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated. The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability and mood disorder as secondary to service-connected right ear hearing loss and tinnitus must be remanded.

The Veteran's cervical, lumbar, and left shoulder disorders were not related to service. The Board found that the conditions did not begin in service or within one year after service, there was no continuity of symptomatology, and the conditions are otherwise not related to service.,The Veteran's skin disorder is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it preexisted service and was aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 15, 2016, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip and back disorders, as well as a shoulder disorder. The VA must obtain additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection claims for cervical spine and bilateral shoulder disabilities, effective July 14, 2015. The rating assigned is a 20% evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and lumbar spine disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of these conditions during or shortly after service. The Veteran contends his current disabilities are related to jump training in service, but there is no medical evidence linking his current conditions directly to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder and low back disabilities due to new evidence received. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded for further development.