Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's current hypertension had its clinical onset during her period of active duty service, and the Board finds that service connection for hypertension is warranted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder disability, sleep apnea, residuals of traumatic brain injury, tuberculosis, COPD, and bilateral hearing loss. The decision also denied a higher rating for PTSD prior to April 28, 2016, and an effective date earlier than April 28, 2016 for the grant of TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate compliance with prior remand instructions and the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from maintaining gainful employment, and the Board denies his claim for a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, as his other non-service-connected conditions and age also limit his ability to work.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various hand, foot, and ankle disorders have been denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, but denied claims for left hand arthritis and hand swelling and numbness, as well as left shoulder arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, low back disability, and left shoulder degenerative disease (arthritis) due to a lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of bilateral medial epicondylitis, osteoarthritis in the left shoulder, left ankle strain, and arthritis in the left hand and right hand due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied service connection for joint pain of the neck, bilateral hips, left shoulder, bilateral elbows/forearms, and left hand as there is no evidence of a current disability that meets the threshold requirement for service connection.,The Veteran's symptoms have not been shown to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that a more adequate VA medical examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disability, specifically considering his reported in-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his disabilities of the left shoulder, right shoulder and left knee has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, left shoulder, and right shoulder disorders due to inadequate medical opinions provided in the October 2020 VA DBQs.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder, lumbar spine, and right hip disorders due to insufficient medical opinions provided in a previous remand.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left shoulder disability is related to service. The VA examiner needs to consider and discuss all relevant medical and lay evidence, including the Veteran's testimony about his in-service injury and continuous treatment since then.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of July 2, 2009. The Board granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board found no evidence that the Veteran's right shoulder disability began during her active service or was related to any in-service injury, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the issue of a TDIU rating prior to August 19, 2009 due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's combined disability ratings did not meet the minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU rating at that time.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and left shoulder disability, finding no chronic conditions related to service. The Veteran's right shoulder ACJ disease is currently rated at 20 percent.,Service connection was not granted for the low back or left shoulder disabilities due to lack of evidence showing a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorder is caused or aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine disability. The Veteran will need a new VA examination and another opinion.