Shoulder decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and medical opinions provided were inadequate for the purpose of resolving the appealed issues. The Veteran's gout, diabetes mellitus, type II, and stroke are all remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate etiology opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a left shoulder disability and remanded the issues of service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability rating, and TDIU. A new VA examination is needed to determine the cause of these disabilities and their relationship to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The left knee, shoulder and wrist disabilities received separate decisions with specific findings on disability levels.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is denied, and his service connection claim for a bilateral shoulder disability due to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are denied. The right great toe gout claim is dismissed. The Board has remanded the remaining issues for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran is denied an initial disability rating higher than 20 percent for his right shoulder partial thickness supraspinatus tear and a separate 30 percent disability rating for frequent recurrent right shoulder dislocation at the scapulohumeral joint.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.,VA is seeking to obtain any outstanding SSA disability records, as well as private treatment records from the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to in-service injuries. The claims are being returned for additional development.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for obtaining missing treatment records related to the Veteran's shoulder conditions. The rating decisions for left and right shoulder tendonitis are being reconsidered.

The Veteran's cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, and lumbar spine disabilities have been denied as not incurred in or related to service.,Service connection for asthma and a respiratory disability other than asthma is remanded due to potential exposure to particulate matter during service.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, including residual scars from basal cell carcinoma excisions, is granted with a direct service connection.,The Veteran's current degenerative joint disease of the AC joint and glenohumeral joint in his left shoulder is also granted.

The Veteran's back disability is rated at 40 percent prior to February 17, 2020 and denied throughout the appeal. The left ankle disability is rated at 20 percent prior to February 17, 2020 and denied throughout the appeal. Service connection for right shoulder tendonitis and tinnitus are granted.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is currently rated at 30 percent from August 1, 2014. The Board denied a higher rating for the period prior to January 10, 2014 and granted a separate 40 percent rating for severe incomplete paralysis of the upper radicular group.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate February 2020 VA examination, and a new opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's fall down the stairs aggravated his current right shoulder disability other than right shoulder strain.

The appeal to reconsider the claim of service connection for a dental condition is granted. The appeals for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea are dismissed. The claims for service connection for anxiety, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal disorder, low back disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee, left shoulder, and GERD conditions due to inadequate VA examinations in previous years. The case is now being sent back for new evaluations.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's right shoulder disability and his service-connected left shoulder disability, as well as whether the right shoulder disability is secondary or aggravated by any other condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left shoulder disability and a TDIU due to issues with evidence development and qualifications of VA examiners.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional examinations. The issues include service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, skin disability (shingles), right shoulder disability, bilateral shin splints, and right elbow disability.