Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee strain and left shoulder strain to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased, compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for cervical strain, left knee disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including carpal tunnel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, left eye, left elbow, left hip, left shoulder, hemorrhoids, headaches, back, neck, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and prediabetes.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral upper extremity nerve conditions was dismissed, while the other claims were remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for multiple musculoskeletal conditions and a psychiatric condition, all of which were determined to be caused by an in-service injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a right shoulder disability, spondylosis lumbar spine, and an acquired psychiatric disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for irregular sleep/wake rhythm and granted service connection for left shoulder trapezius strain, while remanding claims for cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis, IVDS with strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, to include trochanteric bursitis, and nevus.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back condition and remanded claims for service connection for chicken pox or residuals of chicken pox, hair loss, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral shoulder condition.

The Board denied service connection for left and right elbow, shoulder, and foot conditions as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or nexus to service. The tension headache claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disability, finding no current diagnosis separate from PTSD. The left shoulder disability was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for epilepsy, unspecified, diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), tinnitus, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The petition to readjudicate the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and a right shoulder condition based on new evidence was also granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and a left shoulder disability to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating of various foot conditions and service connection for left shoulder degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder condition to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of the claimed right shoulder condition.

The Board granted a 30% disability rating for tension headaches and remanded claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to revise a March 2004 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) that assigned an initial noncompensable disability rating for residuals of right shoulder surgery.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate the previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for right eye and right shoulder. The matters are remanded so the AOJ may consider the claims on their merits.

The veteran's appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept the late filings.