Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for tremors, left and right arm disabilities, Raynaud's syndrome, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability, a left wrist disability, a right wrist disability, and sleep apnea. The Board also remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left shoulder strain, sinusitis, headaches, and asthma.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they are not related to active service.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, except for the grant of an earlier effective date for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board denied service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right hip, left hip, and right ankle disabilities but granted service connection for right knee and left knee patellar instability. The claims for a right shoulder, right elbow, and left elbow disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, which had its onset during active duty for training in September 2019.

The Board granted an effective date of January 12, 2022, for the award of service connection for sinusitis and irritable bowel syndrome but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss from February 17, 2022.

The appeal for service connection for neck and left and right shoulder conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal for service connection for acquired psychological disorders was dismissed, while service connection was granted for allergic rhinitis and pain of the left shoulder, lumbar spine, and cervical and cervicothoracic regions. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied, as well as a higher rating for chronic sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for an eating disorder and remanded the claims for headaches, hair loss, sore gums, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fatigue, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, foot disability, and low back disability for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder, left wrist, bilateral hip, and left ankle disabilities as there is no current disability. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for both issues due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The appeal of the proposed disability rating reductions for left shoulder scapulohumeral joint impairment, PTSD and TBI, and migraine headaches was dismissed because the RO's proposed actions were not final decisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, as well as left and right knee strain and patellofemoral pain syndrome with medial tibial stress syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, a lumbar spine disability manifested by low back pain, and left knee osteoarthritis.

The appeal of the proposed decrease in rating for degenerative arthritis of the cervical strain is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, diagnosed as plantar fasciitis, and a right shoulder disability, diagnosed as right shoulder strain. The claims for left knee, right knee, and lipoma were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and remanded the claims for service connection for a neck strain, esophageal cancer, and headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities due to pre-decisional errors in the duty to assist.