Shoulder Board decisions

Your service connection claims for hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, seasonal allergies, left ear hearing loss, and non-specific joint pain have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for residuals of ovarian cancer, status post total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. You are also entitled to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased disability ratings have been withdrawn. The Board has also dismissed the appeal of his earlier effective date claim for tinea pedis.

The appeal for service connection of a right shoulder disorder and instability of the left knee is dismissed.,The Veteran's PTSD rating remains at 70 percent, with no higher rating granted due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals, left shoulder injury, hypertension, and skin rash have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evidence.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional medical records and examinations. The Veteran's service in the Persian Gulf War is also being considered.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various joint disorders, including myalgia, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses include cystic growth on the right elbow, arthritis in the left elbow, and degenerative changes in the right and left knees and hips.,The Board also remanded the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tension headaches and the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, as well as further development of his employment history.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus has been dismissed. The Board also indicated that additional development is needed for his claims of service connection for a right shoulder disorder and entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and bilateral wrist disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his service or service-connected pes planus.,The Board reopened the claims of service connection for lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities due to new evidence provided by the Veteran.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is being remanded for further evaluation to determine if it is related to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's right and left shoulder disorders are being remanded for further evaluation to determine if they are related to his service-connected GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding functional loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including Major Depressive Disorder, Adjustment Disorder with Depressed and Anxious Features, Panic Attacks), and foot problems. The decision found that the Veteran did not have a current disability related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted, including for sleep disorder, chronic fatigue, dermatitis, hernia, low back disability, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability. The issues are related to reopening previously denied claims.

The Veteran's right shoulder strain with osteoarthritis and left shoulder tendonitis have been rated, but the claim for increased ratings remains denied as there is no evidence of functional impairment warranting a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim of a bilateral shoulder disability, and that there is no nexus between his heart disabilities, hypertension, kidney disabilities (nephrolithiasis and chronic renal disease), or dyslexia and his active military service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral foot disorder, low back disorder, right knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted. The claims for service connection for left knee disorder and right hip disorder are remanded.

The claim for service connection for left-shoulder tendonitis, to include as secondary to service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain is denied. The claim for a compensable disability rating for right-tibial stress fracture, involving the right ankle is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraine headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right shoulder disability, and left knee arthritis are granted. The Veteran is also awarded initial ratings of at least 10 percent for his left knee lateral instability and limitation of extension.

The appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.