Shoulder decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a low back disorder.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of August 15, 2008 for both TDIU and DEA benefits due to service-connected disabilities including lumbar spinal degeneration, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right shoulder degenerative arthritis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and opinions to address his claims of service connection for various knee, headache, low back, and shoulder disorders. The Veteran will be provided with new VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder limitation of motion, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating based on limited motion to midway between side and shoulder level.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including dyslipidemia, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction (ED), chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities, right hip and left hip disabilities, bilateral foot disabilities, right ankle and left ankle disabilities, right knee and left knee disabilities, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The decision is based on the absence of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all listed conditions due to his death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow condition, left elbow condition, and left shoulder condition due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability or a link between his military service and these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder conditions, eye condition, throat condition, neck disability, low back disability, lower extremity disabilities, right-hand condition with numbness, migraines, and thyroid disease/cancer. The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or a link to service.,The Veteran's claims for these conditions were denied as there is no persuasive medical evidence linking the conditions to her military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence is insufficient to grant service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disability, and thus remands the case for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a sleep disorder, lung disability (including pneumonia, bronchitis, and COPD), neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral foot disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and the claim for TDIU prior to March 26, 2020 due to lack of evidence linking the current disability to service or any other etiology.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received for the Veteran's right shoulder condition, warranting readjudication of his claim. The claims for back, left shoulder, and right shoulder conditions are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder condition and undiagnosed sleep apnea symptoms, finding no current disability diagnoses in the record.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the March 15, 2021 VBA letter rejecting your request for Higher-Level Review is not an appealable decision.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for surgical scar, right shoulder was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the evaluation of surgical scar, right shoulder was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to December 14, 2020 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, right shoulder strain, and back disability due to unresolved issues.

Service connection for tinnitus and vertigo has been granted, while service connection for TBI, sleep apnea, low back pain arthritis, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (claimed as neuropathy), radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (claimed as neuropathy), right knee pain arthritis, left knee pain arthritis, right shin splints, left shin splints, right elbow and arm pain arthritis, left elbow and arm pain arthritis, right wrist pain arthritis, left wrist pain arthritis, right shoulder pain arthritis, left shoulder pain arthritis, right hip pain arthritis, left hip pain arthritis, right foot pain arthritis, and left foot pain arthritis have been denied.,Service connection for a left index finger arthralgia has been granted with an effective date of November 12, 2008. Service connection for lateral collateral ligament sprain and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle has been granted with an effective date of July 12, 2021.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error regarding the onset and relationship of the current right shoulder disability to service, necessitating further review.

The Board has granted service connection for treatment purposes only for a right shoulder disability, finding that the current condition is related to an in-service motor vehicle accident. The character of discharge from service issue remains unresolved and will be remanded.,A new medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Appellant's mental health disorder at the time of misconduct during service constitutes insanity under VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding his left shoulder disability, specifically addressing whether negligence by VA personnel caused additional disability.