Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate claims are granted effective from February 28, 2018. The Board also found that a separate thoracolumbar spine disorder is not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate addendum opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's neck, upper back, and right shoulder disabilities. The VA needs to provide new opinions addressing whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for various orthopedic conditions, including low back, cervical spine, left shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and ankle conditions. The Veteran's hypertension was also not found to be service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his left and right shoulder conditions have been denied. The Board found that the current assigned ratings adequately reflect the severity of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board has determined that the VA addendum opinions are inadequate and requires a remand for further examination to determine if the Veteran's right shoulder disability is related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right shoulder tear with arthroscopic surgery, left and right knee meniscal tears, IBS, and ventral hernia, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU claim based on this finding.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection for a right upper extremity disability and a left shoulder disability, both claimed as secondary to a service-connected low back disability. However, these claims are still pending because further development is required.,The Veteran's current theory of service connection is that her disabilities are secondary to a neck disability, which has been granted in the July 2023 rating decision.

The Veteran's right shoulder fracture deformity, gastroesophageal reflux disease, left knee osteoarthrosis post arthroscopic surgery, and right knee tricompartmental osteoarthrosis post high tibial osteotomy are all denied increased ratings.,No specific rating is assigned for the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability resulting from an in-service injury.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted a 20% rating, and his left shoulder condition is denied any increase in rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise a September 2018 decision, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original decision. The appeal pertained to staged ratings for right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for penile warts and scars, left shoulder have been granted with effective dates of January 30, 2018.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for chest pain, pulled muscle and a right hand disability remain pending and are remanded.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions provided are insufficient to address all of the Veteran's contentions regarding his claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and thus remands the cases for further development.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the low back disability, but remanded the issues of increased ratings for the right shoulder and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy due to new evidence showing worsening of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and to obtain updated VA treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression), a right shoulder disability, and a left shoulder disability due to lack of substantial compliance with the March 2023 remand instructions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right shoulder disability was dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for a back disability as secondary to service-connected knee and hip disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and low back condition due to deficiencies in previous VA examination reports.

Your appeal for service connection has been dismissed because you withdrew your appeal for the left shoulder and left ankle disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left shoulder disorders, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty service.