Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew all his pending appeals and confirmed the withdrawal at the May 2024 Board hearing.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spondylosis and degenerative disc disease, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, left hip disability, and right hip disability due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral shoulder arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his active service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability due to new evidence received since the previous denial. The claims for right shoulder and back disabilities have been dismissed as moot.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective May 24, 2015, based on her service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and other disabilities. The effective date for the TDIU was changed to March 2018 when she received a 70% rating.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on his right shoulder and knee disabilities has been remanded, while the request to readjudicate a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disability is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including a right ankle fracture rating claim and service connection for various conditions. The Veteran will need to provide new evidence within 90 days of his scheduled hearing date.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left shoulder conditions, finding that they are related to his in-service injuries.

The Board dismissed the appeal for bilateral knee strain, bilateral shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and cervical strain as the appellant requested a withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for individual unemployability, migraine headaches, and right shoulder residuals were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The claims are not validly filed as they pertain to a deceased person.

The Board has remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for neck, right shoulder, right upper chest, and right clavicle conditions due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous decision.

Your right shoulder disability has already been granted service connection in a previous decision. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Board has dismissed the issue of service connection for a right ankle disorder due to the Veteran's withdrawal. The remaining issues of service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, and left leg disorders are remanded.

Service connection for a left shoulder disability is granted.,A rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 21, 2022, and in excess of 40 percent therefrom for the Veteran's low back disability is denied.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of a 40 percent rating for urinary frequency and a 20 percent rating for left shoulder disability are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, left elbow disorder, right hip disorder, and left shoulder disorder are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E services due to his meeting the threshold requirements for entitlement but not having an employment handicap, as determined by a VA counseling psychologist (CP) or VRC.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder rotator cuff tear with shoulder impingement and left bicipital tendinosis have been granted due to the submission of new evidence that supports their relationship to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the proposed decreases in ratings for various conditions and the propriety of discontinuing SMC benefits. The Board dismissed these appeals as a result.