Shoulder decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional development. The Veteran's claims include back, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, hip, knee, and CTS conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA examination and because a decision on one case could significantly impact another.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence to link any past injury or condition to his present symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder tendinitis and AC arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability precludes him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective September 24, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him homebound or in need of regular aid and attendance, thus his claims for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance and/or housebound status are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted with effective dates of December 29, 2014.,These decisions are based on the Veteran filing her claims electronically in the VA eBenefits system prior to submitting a formal claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied as the diagnosed alcohol use disorder and depressive disorder are not related to his military service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, erectile dysfunction, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to insufficient evidence addressing potential in-service causation or aggravation of these conditions.,Service connection is denied as the acquired psychiatric disorder (alcohol use disorder and alcohol induced depressive disorder) is not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the eligibility criteria for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment under VA regulations.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability are currently rated as noncompensable. The cervical spine, bilateral hip, shoulder, hand, foot, lumbar spine, and left knee disabilities have not been service connected.,The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current cervical spine, bilateral hip, shoulder, hand, foot, lumbar spine, and left knee disabilities are related to his INACDUTRA or aggravated by a preexisting right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations to address the Veteran's complaints of headache, shoulder, and knee pain as well as inservice bilateral knee complaints in Service Treatment Records (STRs) and since service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various joint disabilities associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have been denied. The RO has granted additional service connection and assigned new ratings, but the Veteran is not entitled to higher ratings under current regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and diagnoses of record for a cervical spine disability and bilateral shoulder disability. The claims for headaches, back pain, and numbness in the arms have been remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability is dismissed.,The claim to reopen the previously denied prostate cancer status post TURP service connection is denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar disability, CAD, cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, left arm disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claims were not supported by clear and unmistakable evidence showing the conditions pre-existed service or were aggravated by service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100% effective from August 9, 2001. The VA has not obtained all relevant Social Security Administration (SSA) records and the issues of increased rating for left shoulder dislocation with osteoarthritis, entitlement to TDIU, and service connection for a low back disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's neck disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left ankle disorder. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right shoulder and cervical spine disabilities, specifically whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disability. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a diagnosed bilateral shoulder strain, but the VA examiner found no direct or secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examinations in denying a higher rating for the Veteran's right shoulder disability. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA examination.