Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, low back pain, left shoulder pain, and left knee pain due to insufficient evidence. The claim for hidradenitis remains denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, left hip disability, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and bilateral plantar fasciitis are granted service connection. Service connection for a left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, and left wrist condition is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his claims for service connection for cervical spine disc herniation, cervical radiculopathy of the bilateral upper extremities, right shoulder strain, and cluster headaches as secondary to cervical spine disc herniation due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to February 16, 2016 for entitlement to TDIU and basic eligibility to DEA due to lack of factual ascertainability of increase in disability warranting these benefits between March 2, 2015 and February 15, 2016.

Service connection is granted for allergic rhinitis, status postnasal septoplasty due to deviated septum, right elbow disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and left shoulder disability.,The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability is granted due to the submission of new and relevant evidence, which includes testimony from the Veteran regarding current right shoulder pain.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left wrist disability is also granted as there is now a finding of a current left wrist disability in the record.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, right knee degenerative osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative osteoarthritis, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder strain are denied as there is no evidence of a claim prior to July 18, 2022.,The Veteran's claim for migraines has been reopened due to new and relevant evidence. The claims will be readjudicated.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal, including those for bilateral flat feet, left shoulder impingement, right shoulder impingement, right knee strain (also claimed as lower leg condition), left Achilles tendinitis (also claimed as ankle condition), abnormal kidney function, benign neoplasm of skin right lower eyelid, bilateral presbyopia/hypermetropia with right eye retina lattice degeneration and round hole, chronic asthma condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, hyperlipidemia, left knee strain (also claimed as lower leg condition), and ventral hernia.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to a lack of VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at the highest schedular evaluation of 100 percent, effective June 5, 2017. The appeal for a higher rating from this date forward was denied.,The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, which reflects motion limited midway between side and shoulder level or flexion and/or abduction limited to 45 degrees. The appeal for a higher rating was denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, leading to their dismissal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability during his period of active duty.

The Board has determined that the claim for payment of non-VA care on April 5, 2020 should be remanded due to errors in notification and review process. The appeal will now consider whether the claim should have been reviewed under section 1703 or 1728.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his lumbosacral strain, IVDS, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, left shoulder impingement syndrome, and left leg radiculopathy are remanded due to inadequate prior VA examinations. The Veteran needs new and adequate examinations to assess the severity of these conditions.

The Board has granted the request to readjudicate the previously denied service connection claim for residuals of left shoulder injury, and has remanded the case for further action.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the submission of his VA Form 10182, Decision Review Request: Board Appeal.

The Veteran's neck and right shoulder disabilities have been granted service connection, as they are related to her military service. Her headaches and allergic rhinitis appeals were dismissed due to the grant of separate ratings for these conditions in prior decisions.,Service connection has also been established for tinnitus, which is considered a presumptive condition under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance and/or housebound status has been denied as he does not meet the statutory criteria for SMC due to his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded due to duty-to-assist error in the January 2020 VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for fibromyalgia was denied, and her TDIU was granted with an effective date of July 28, 2015. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions.