Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left shoulder disability is related to service. The Veteran contends his disability is due to physical activities as an infantryman, carrying heavy rucksacks, and carrying equipment during service.

The Veteran's initial rating for right shoulder disability is denied. A higher rating of 20 percent is granted from December 7, 2009 to May 18, 2011 and a higher rating of 30 percent is granted from May 18, 2011. The Veteran's TDIU claim prior to June 7, 2017 is remanded for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and lower back disabilities, but the appeal regarding a respiratory disability is remanded.

Service connection for a lumbar spine disability, arthritis, gastrointestinal disability, and brain atrophy (as a residual of TBI) is denied.,The Veteran's current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate examinations and the need for additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate examination reports and failure to provide a precise listing of the Veteran's specific periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records and to ensure proper notification of their unavailability. The issues of service connection for various disabilities are being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and stomach disability (excluding gallbladder removal residuals). The issues were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a left shoulder disability, increased rating for headaches and cervical spine disability are remanded. The initial rating claim for right shoulder tendinopathy/tendinosis remains denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to insufficient opinions and incomplete development of records.

The Board has granted service connection for joint hypermobility syndrome, right shoulder disorder, right scapular dysfunction, left knee meniscus tear, and right ankle disorder, all secondary to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and he has been employed as a licensed vocational nurse throughout the appeal period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations, and no rating assigned.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disease or injury is remanded due to the failure to obtain additional treatment records from Dr. W.D.W.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and low back disorders due to incomplete development of records from Social Security Administration.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his left shoulder disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side, which would be required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.,For the period from June 1, 2011 to September 9, 2011, the Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied. The Board found that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining employment consistent with his occupational experience.

The Veteran requested a personal hearing and informal conference regarding his service connection claims. The Board has not scheduled these hearings, so the case is being remanded to do so.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right shoulder, cervical spine, left knee, and left hip disabilities due to inadequate statements of reasons and bases in a previous decision. The issues are being remanded for further development including VA examinations.