Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for gout, right shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis, sleep apnea, and GERD as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating of 30 percent is warranted due to additional functional loss caused by the service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete records and unsuccessful efforts to locate his military service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for various shoulder, wrist, hand, and knee disabilities claimed as secondary to service-connected Lyme disease. The Veteran was found not to have current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected cardiomyopathy with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is found to be etiologically related to his chronic fatigue syndrome, thus granting service connection for CFS on a secondary basis.

The claim of service connection for high blood pressure has been reopened and granted. The claims for bilateral foot disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral elbow disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left varicocele (claimed as testicle growth), and prostate disability have all been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional development. The issues include left shoulder disorder, hemorrhoids, cephalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder condition and right ankle condition require further examination to determine if they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right shoulder disability is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the previous VA examination and the need for additional testing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the left shoulder disability claim, while the cervical spine disability claim was reopened based on new evidence showing a diagnosis of chronic neck pain. Service connection for heart disorder and respiratory disability were not established due to lack of current diagnoses or functional impairment. The mood disorder claim is granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. However, it granted service connection for proctitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of various lower and upper extremity disorders, as well as a left shoulder disorder, to allow for additional development. The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder is found to be at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities, including left ankle, knee, shoulder, low back, foot hallux valgus, metatarsalgia, IBS, and migraine headaches, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on limitation of motion or other criteria.

The Veteran's right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and depression have been reopened. The remaining claims are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50% prior to July 27, 2016 and 70% thereafter. The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD.,An earlier effective date of April 19, 2012 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and dismissed claims for sleep apnea, hypertension. The Veteran's appeals of other issues have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of various conditions, including bilateral knee disability, heart disability, inflammatory joint disability (gout), left shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, and skin disability. The issues are related to direct service connection rather than presumptive exposure.

The Veteran's appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder was dismissed as the Veteran requested its withdrawal during his July 2018 Board hearing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.