Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic kidney disease and headaches, have been denied. The Board has found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, but granted service connection for a left collar bone disability and left shoulder degenerative changes. The Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's right hip disorder, left shoulder disorder, and right shoulder disorder are not service-connected. The cervical spine disorder, left ankle disorder, and right ankle disorder have also not been established as service-connected.,Service connection for the Veteran’s psychiatric condition has been remanded.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was granted a 20 percent rating effective March 30, 2012. The left shoulder and lumbosacral spine disabilities were denied increased ratings.

The Board has denied service connection for a skin disorder, left knee disorder, low back disorder, and left shoulder interstitial granuloma. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his claimed musculoskeletal disorders and hearing loss. The VA will need to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hip disability, left shoulder disability, low back disability, bilateral flat feet, bilateral eye disability (claimed as due to blunt trauma), and skin disability (pseudofolliculitis barbae).

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied across the board. The Board found that none of his conditions met or approximated the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial disability rating for left shoulder, status post rotator cuff repair, is remanded due to inconsistencies in the November 2014 VA examination report and the need for a new examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical spine disorder and left shoulder disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent for either condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran did not have an in-service injury or noise exposure that led to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The effective date of her sinusitis claim is January 23, 2012.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C was granted with an effective date of November 17, 2011. The Board has reopened the previously denied claim and assigned a 20 percent rating for hepatitis C.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of left and right shoulder disabilities were denied. The reduction in the evaluation of his lumbar spine strain from 40 percent to 10 percent was found to be improper, and the 40 percent evaluation is restored.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a dislocated right shoulder injury is granted. The Veteran's dental condition, claimed as cracked teeth, is denied. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is granted an initial noncompensable rating.,PTSD disability remains denied with no new rating assigned.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD), bilateral knee strain, and liver cirrhosis has been granted. The effective dates are not specified.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder, left knee, and low back disabilities. The diagnoses include lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis, patellofemoral syndrome and strain in the left knee, and supraspinatus tendinosis and posterior labral tear in the left shoulder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder disability as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service, and the Veteran's current shoulder strain is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow, left shoulder, and left knee disabilities have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claim for a right elbow disability is denied as there is no evidence linking it to active service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and left knee disabilities are granted as they may be related to his Gulf War service. However, the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were aggravated by service.,Service connection for headaches is granted on an aggravation basis, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.