Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining VA medical opinion and correcting duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for colitis and left shoulder disability, while denying service connection for sleep apnea and right shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a neck disability, shoulder disabilities, hand disabilities, lower back disability, knee disabilities, psychiatric disorder, sinus headache, carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and tinnitus, to ensure that VA has satisfied its duty to assist with regard to verifying all periods of service and obtaining medical records associated with the Veteran's service.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder strain and remanded the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, low back disorder, right ankle disorder, and total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Board denied the application to revise an April 1971 rating decision and a January 2007 statement of the case, based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), which both denied service connection for a right shoulder condition.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for a back condition, granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right shoulder bursitis prior to January 15, 2020, and a 30 percent rating effective from that date. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for dermatophytosis and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability effective February 28, 2020.

The Veteran is entitled to an initial 20 percent rating for bursitis, right shoulder due to painful motion experienced throughout the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, diabetes mellitus, type II (as secondary to his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress), and hypertension (as secondary to his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities due to a lack of complete Reserve Service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disorders due to the lack of a current disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right elbow, and right shoulder were remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for right ankle, left ankle, hearing loss, and headaches due to untimeliness of the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement. The appeal for a left shoulder disability was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including erectile dysfunction, PTSD, depression, frequent urination, intermetatarsal neuroma right foot, left knee condition, right knee condition, low back strain, shoulder strain, and tinnitus, due to a failure to provide necessary examinations.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability, left shoulder disability, and left shoulder scar due to duty to assist errors.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection for right and left shoulder strains at 20 percent, and right and left ankle strains at 10 percent, all effective February 6, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and a right shoulder disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during active service or were related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, namely unspecified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, but denied increased ratings for left shoulder glenohumeral joint dislocation and obstructive sleep apnea. The claim for chronic headaches was remanded.

The Board granted increased ratings of 20 percent for right and left knee limited flexion, a 40 percent rating for the low back condition, and a 30 percent rating for right shoulder strain, all effective June 23, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disorder, muscle pain affecting the back, left shoulder disorder, muscle pain affecting the left shoulder, and headaches due to incomplete service records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including neck, low back, hand, shoulder, knee, wrist, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder, toenail fungus, hearing loss, and migraines, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease, healed fracture of the left 2nd toe, and cervical spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease.