Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination used in denying service connection for a left shoulder disability, which is now secondary to a right shoulder disability. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to address his contentions and determine if direct service connection or secondary service connection applies.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right ankle disorder is related to service and granted service connection. However, due to errors in the AOJ decisions, the left shoulder disorder issue must be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were addressed in a September 2020 rating decision, which granted the requested effective dates.,The Veteran was granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression associated with GERD with H. Pylori status post laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with residual bloating, flatulence, and inability to vomit, to include IBS.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disability, which may be related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for left arm radiculopathy, right arm radiculopathy, left leg radiculopathy, and right leg radiculopathy. The Board also found that the Veteran's right shoulder disability is at least as likely as not related to his in-service service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of CUE in a September 1997 rating decision for further adjudication.

The Veteran's eye/vision, sleep, shoulder pain, and erectile dysfunction disorders are all found to be related to his service-connected disabilities.,Service connection is granted for these conditions on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance on and after February 18, 2020.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation based on this need.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence received, including exposure to toxic substances and potential participation in a TERA. The Veteran's respiratory and hearing disabilities are related to his military service, but the right shoulder disability is not. A VA examination will be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of all conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional examinations. The issues include left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and spine conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the Board finds that additional evidence is needed to determine if new and relevant evidence has been submitted. The VA received a supplemental claim from the Veteran in December 2019, which included his low back, jaw, and Achilles tendon claims.,The Veteran's low back, jaw, and Achilles tendon claims are remanded due to the lack of VA examinations addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder disability, finding that it did not meet the criteria for such an increase.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for an effective date prior to March 5, 2020 for the grant of service connection for right knee strain.,The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for right knee strain and left shoulder strain were also denied.

The Veteran withdrew all his claims on appeal, including those for increased ratings and service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that the current conditions are related to injuries sustained during military service.

The Veteran's left shoulder condition and bilateral hearing loss claims are denied. His tinnitus claim is granted, as is his sinusitis claim due to exposure in Southwest Asia.,His diabetes mellitus type II and bilateral hearing loss claims require additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right shoulder condition, finding that there was no credible evidence showing an in-service injury or disease and thus failing to meet the second element of service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a left arm condition is denied. The Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis, with limitation of motion, is granted at 40 percent. A separate rating of 10 percent is granted for residual symptoms of meniscal injury of the left knee. Service connection claims for cervical spine and left shoulder conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is granted secondary to his service-connected cervical strain and squamous cell carcinoma, left tongue s/p partial glossectomy.,The Veteran's headache disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and squamous cell carcinoma, left tongue s/p partial glossectomy.