Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and right shoulder disability. Service connection was denied for left shoulder disability and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including right shoulder DJD, left wrist DJD with limitation of motion, left shoulder DJD, back disorder, right eye disorder, gastrointestinal disorder (claimed as gastritis), skin disorder (claimed as rash on groin), diabetes mellitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depression, cervical spine conditions, and left shoulder injury, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for a TDIU.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The right shoulder disorder and lumbosacral strain issues are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened and granted. The Board found new and material evidence to support the reopening of his claims, including treatment records indicating a diagnosis of PTSD. Secondary service connection was also granted for GERD. Other issues were remanded for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-operative total left hip replacement, a left knee condition (claimed as a left leg condition), bilateral shoulder conditions (claimed as secondary to non-service connected left hip and left leg conditions), and a right hip condition (claimed as secondary to non-service connected left hip and left leg conditions).

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, sleep apnea, left shoulder condition, low back condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral shin splints, and right thigh condition (secondary to low back) have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, previously characterized as headaches, was reopened. The Board found new and material evidence to support the reopening of this claim. Service connection is granted for bilateral knee disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, right hand disorder, and back disorder. However, service connection for residuals of flesh wound of the right leg is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. Service connection for bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral knee disorder, tinea pedis, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), and bruxism are all denied.

The Board has denied service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities, including right shoulder, left shoulder, back, right knee, left knee, right shin splints, left shin splints, right hand, and left hand disabilities. The claims are based on the Veteran's active duty service in Afghanistan.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for shoulder, bilateral knee, right ankle, and neck disorders due to new and material evidence submitted since the April 2005 rating decision. However, further development is needed as the VA examiners did not consider all relevant in-service treatment records and the nature of the current disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran’s claim of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder condition due to pain and limited range of motion.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, and pericarditis with syncope as due to an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness related to Persian Gulf War service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition and lumbar spondylosis due to insufficient information on whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, right knee degenerative joint disease, right eye glaucoma, and hearing loss in both ears. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of a nexus to service.,There is no credible evidence linking the current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating greater than 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis was dismissed.,Service connection for a sleep disorder was denied. The Veteran is not diagnosed with this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate examinations and conflicting evidence in the record. The Veteran needs a new examination to assess his PTSD severity, and an aid and attendance/housebound examination is also needed.