Shoulder decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder, left ankle, right knee, and left knee disorders.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if TDIU should be granted prior to July 26, 2006 on an extraschedular basis due to the combined effects of service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Both right and left knee disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each due to painful motion.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for back, left knee, left wrist, and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions. Further development is needed.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the failure of the RO to issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) before returning them to the Board.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder, right arm, and cervical spine disabilities have been granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a direct relationship between these conditions and her active-duty service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various conditions and reopening of previously denied claims. The main issue is that there is insufficient evidence to determine if any of these conditions had onset during or are otherwise related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions in previous VA examinations. The Veteran's right shoulder, left leg, and right leg conditions are being reviewed again with new VA medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for initial increased ratings for cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, left shoulder, right shoulder, and right thumb disabilities due to errors in citation of VA examinations conducted in July 2012.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, bilateral arm (forearm) and bilateral shoulder disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Veteran is eligible for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disabilities, and the appeal concerning a special home adaptation grant is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his orthopedic conditions, prevented him from obtaining or maintaining any substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for back, shoulder, and headache disorders. The case is being remanded to obtain updated treatment records from non-VA providers, SSA disability benefit decisions, and VA contractor medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and migraine headaches (secondary to hypertension) as the evidence did not show a nexus between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's TDIU is granted from February 24, 2016 to October 4, 2021 due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for right shoulder osteoarthritis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side, which is required for a higher rating under DC 5201. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a right upper extremity nerve disability due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated at 10 percent prior to June 26, 2015 and at 50 percent from June 26, 2015. The right shoulder condition remains in dispute with the need for a remanded VA examination.

Your claims for service connection have been granted, and the disabilities are now rated as per the RO's decision. The appeals are dismissed because the benefits sought on appeal have already been awarded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right shoulder disability, finding that there is no evidence of a relationship between his current condition and his military service.