Shoulder decisions — 2023

The Veteran's right shoulder, left shoulder, and migraine conditions are granted service connection. The bilateral hearing loss condition is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral shoulder disabilities are currently rated at 20 percent disabling. The Board has found the VA examination to be inadequate for purposes of enabling a proper assessment of the current severity of his bilateral shoulder disability and has therefore remanded the case for further evaluation.

The appeals for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a back disability are dismissed as the Veteran's claims were improperly docketed under the AMA.,The appeals for neck, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, and right knee disabilities are also dismissed due to improper docketing under the AMA.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied, but the claim for TDIU was granted as of July 16, 2018.

The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions, including right hip disorder replacement, eczema, right shoulder rotator cuff chronic residuals, degenerative disc disease of the cervical, hypertension, left shoulder rotator cuff chronic residuals, right knee DJD, left hip disorder replacement, and lumbosacral neuritis radiculitis thoracic, all of which are determined to not be related to service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for lumbar spine disorder, psychiatric disorder, nerve impingement of the legs, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, and left foot disorder. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for lumbar spine disorder.

The Board has found that the Veteran's service records cannot be located and that there are no relevant post-service medical treatment records. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disability, right inguinal hernia, memory loss due to concussion, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral knee disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded multiple claims for service connection due to the need for additional evidence and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a heart condition and left shoulder condition have been remanded due to the need for further review.,An initial 50% evaluation for migraine headaches is granted, effective from June 15, 2019.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The issues of service connection for a right hand disability and sinusitis are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right shoulder condition and a right elbow condition, finding that there is no evidence to support direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain new opinions for both direct and secondary service connection of the Veteran's right shoulder condition.

The Veteran's appeal of the initial rating assigned for her service-connected left shoulder disability is remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The right elbow and bilateral plantar fasciitis appeals are also remanded, as well as the cystic acne with scarring appeal which requires a retrospective opinion.,The TDIU appeal is also remanded due to insufficient development of evidence regarding employment in a protected environment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his claimed disabilities. Additional VA examinations are needed to determine if any current disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while his claims for a headache disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include memory loss), sleep disorder, hypertension, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left hip pain, and right hip pain are denied.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for two left shoulder scars is denied as there is no evidence that the scars were painful prior to May 29, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disability and its relationship to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his bilateral pes planus, left shoulder impingement syndrome, right shoulder rotator cuff repair and biceps tendon repair, and left knee degenerative joint disease with meniscal tear.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow and right shoulder conditions, as well as his request for a higher rating for tinnitus. The evidence did not support an etiological link between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of left ankle disability. Service connection was granted for right shoulder and thoracolumbar spine disabilities.