Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection for various disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, kidney disability, and several other disabilities are denied. The Board has remanded the remaining service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, a right knee disability, a cervical spine disability, and a lumbar spine disability. Service connection is denied for a left knee disability.

The Board has denied service connection for Meniere's syndrome and granted service connection for left (non-dominant) shoulder disabilities secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disabilities.

The Board has determined that the claims file is missing relevant medical evidence, including records from Dr. K.M., and therefore these claims are remanded for further action.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and missing STR records. The Veteran's left shoulder strain is being reviewed again for proper service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder strain, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on housebound status was denied because he does not meet the criteria for such benefits, as his service-connected disabilities do not independently rate at 60% or more and he is not permanently confined to his dwelling due to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder condition. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a clinician addressing whether it is at least as likely as not that the disability had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's left shoulder strain, gastroenteritis, Crohn's disease, paroxysmal abdominal pain, and left knee disability manifested by pain are all granted as service-connected.,PTSD is also granted with an initial 100% rating from January 21, 2019.

The Board has granted increased disability ratings of 20 percent for the service-connected right and left ankle disabilities, but denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for the major (dominant) right shoulder disability.

The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder condition, neck condition, and right hand condition due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability related to military service.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are more severe than currently rated, warranting a disability rating of 70 percent.,Following surgery for his service-connected right shoulder sprain with degenerative changes to the acromioclavicular joint on October 21, 2019, the Veteran is entitled to a temporary total evaluation based on need for convalescence.

The Board denied service connection for right hip pain, right shoulder pain, and right wrist pain as there is no evidence of a current disability during or contemporaneous to the pendency of the claim.,VA medical records do not show any diagnosed condition related to right hip pain, right shoulder pain, or right wrist pain.

Your claims for service connection regarding left shoulder, left hand, right hand, right foot, and right knee have been dismissed as they are already pending under the Legacy review system.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence submitted in a supplemental claim. The AOJ must associate private treatment records with the claims file and reconsider whether these records are relevant for readjudicating the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to his arthritis as it did not manifest within one year of discharge.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for left shoulder. The Veteran's claims for left leg arthritis, right leg arthritis, left hand arthritis, and right hand arthritis have been denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease associated with these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine strain, right shoulder strain, and left knee injury as they were not adequately addressed in the previous examinations due to inadequate consideration of flare-ups.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left ankle arthritis, right ankle arthritis, left knee arthritis, and right knee arthritis have been granted. Service connection has also been granted for a right shoulder torn rotator cuff. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a right arm bicep tear is denied.