Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or an in-service injury, and concluded that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including a neck disability, left shoulder disability, right paresthesias, left paresthesias, [residual(s) of] acute bronchitis, and bilateral knee disabilities. The evidence does not support the presence of these conditions during or shortly after service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased disability rating for left shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative joint disease.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical spine, bilateral shoulder, bilateral knee, and bilateral hip conditions due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder with anxious distress with insomnia resulted in occupational and social impairment from March 9, 2015 to September 2, 2021. The claim for service connection of the back disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, right shoulder disorder, and right knee disorder is remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board has restored the previous ratings for the Veteran's left knee recurrent subluxation, right knee arthritis with cartilage damage, and left shoulder strain due to inadequate examinations used in the reduction process.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his left and right shoulder conditions have been granted with effective dates of January 29, 2020.,Both conditions were previously rated at 10 percent prior to the increase.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder strain, right knee strain, bilateral foot condition, and hemorrhoids. The most probative evidence is against finding that these conditions are related to service.,Without a current diagnosis of a bilateral foot disability or hemorrhoids, the Veteran's claims for these conditions must be denied.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tear and glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, as well as left shoulder rotator cuff tear with labral tear including SLAP. The decision is based on direct service connection.

Service connection for sinusitis is granted as of August 10, 2022. The Veteran's right hip strain (limited extension) claim was denied due to the maximum schedular disability rating already being assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or condition related to his current diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical spine and right shoulder disorders, both claimed as secondary to service-connected plantar fasciitis. The VA is instructed to obtain addendum opinions addressing whether each condition would have been less severe but for the service-connected plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on a statutory housebound basis due to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and increased rating in excess of 30 percent for various conditions, including tinnitus, left knee condition, left hip condition, right shoulder condition, syncopal episode, and right knee condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for VA examinations to determine if his claimed disabilities are related to his active duty service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations or to his participation in a TERA.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right shoulder and right ankle disabilities due to inadequate examinations in prior decisions.

The Board has determined that there is pre-decisional error in the decision and requires VA examinations and an addendum opinion to address the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various disabilities due to improper procedural steps.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is granted with a rating of 20 percent, and service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and left patellar tendonitis are also granted. The Veteran's right shoulder condition was found to be limited to 80 degrees of motion, which does not warrant an increased rating. Service connection for the depressive disorder is granted based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.