Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that new evidence had not been submitted to reopen his tinnitus claim, but remanded other issues including depression, lower extremity radiculopathy, shoulder disabilities, knee disabilities, lumbar spine disability, neck disability, hip disabilities, irritable colon syndrome, and bladder disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for muscle and joint pain (cervical spine, shoulders, and back) is being remanded due to the lack of service treatment records from his period of active duty in 1990-1991.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder, bilateral wrist, and bilateral knee disorders due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran testified about his in-service symptoms and self-medication practices.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to various conditions, and the Board has determined that additional evidence must be considered before a final decision can be made.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, bilateral knee, hip, shoulder, and ankle disorders due to insufficient development in prior remands.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 23, 2016 to June 17, 2019. The TDIU was denied for the period prior to August 23, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder degenerative arthritis and left shoulder degenerative arthritis. Service connection is also sought for a left hip disability, but the matter is REMANDED to obtain an opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, shoulder condition, and earaches due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives. The issues are related as they may significantly impact each other.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, a right foot disability with frostbite residuals, and a back disability are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA is instructed to provide additional examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for a compensable rating for TBI, service connection for right shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities as secondary to service-connected disabilities, and service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for lumbar spine condition, right shoulder condition, left hip disability, right hip disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability. The claim for glaucoma remains denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has determined that the medical opinions provided were inadequate and remands the case for further development, including obtaining addendum medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical spine and right shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on several of his service-connected conditions have been remanded by the Board. The issues include right upper extremity radiculopathy, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, and right elbow medial epicondylitis and strain.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including knee, foot, hip, shoulder, and psychiatric disabilities. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development as requested.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's impotence of organic origin and his service-connected conditions, including schizophrenia, bilateral lower extremity varicose veins, and bilateral shoulder disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for residuals of a broken nose, claimed as a sinus disorder; residuals of an in-service head injury; hypertension; and bilateral shoulder disorder. The issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, left shoulder strain, and right foot disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disorder. The claim will be reconsidered with a new medical opinion.

The Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder and knee disabilities have been reopened. The Board has remanded these claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from before 2000 and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations.