Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for an extraschedular consideration based on sleep impairment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for arthritis or residuals of fractured shoulder, bilateral hearing loss, residuals of a concussion or fracture of the skull causing mental instability with memory loss or bipolar disorder and resulting in an aneurysm, headaches, and acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD) due to additional evidence being needed.

The Board denied service connection for obesity (claimed as weight problems) due to the lack of a disability for which service connection can be granted.,Service connection was also denied for right hand disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder. The Board found no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral shin splints, bilateral knee disability (to include as secondary to bilateral shin splints), low back disability (to include as secondary to bilateral shin splints), bilateral hip disability (to include as secondary to bilateral shin splints), right shoulder condition, and upper back/neck disability have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,The Veteran's service connection claims are currently pending on a secondary basis to his previously denied claims of bilateral shin splints.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the Veteran's periods of active service and to obtain any outstanding military personnel records. The Veteran also needs VA examinations for his claimed disabilities, including neck disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's claimed disabilities are denied as they do not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to lack of additional disability resulting from a fall at the VA Medical Center in July 2011.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.,Claims for bilateral shoulder condition and heart condition were not reopened as the new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports and lack of consideration of his in-service injury. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various hand, wrist, shoulder, and arm conditions.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating under Diagnostic Code 5203. The lumbar spine disability remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's shoulder disabilities and one issue regarding TDIU. The claims for increased ratings will be reconsidered, and an SSOC must be issued.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical review, examination, and opinion regarding her service connection claims. The issues include tonsillitis, left shoulder disability, urinary incontinence, thoracolumbar strain, headaches, right knee disability, and right foot hallux valgus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, shin splints, shoulder disorders, frostbite, psychiatric conditions, traumatic brain injury, headaches, wrist, hip, ankle, knee, elbow, little finger, plantar fasciitis, joint pain, back pain, neck pain, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, skin disorder, and eye problems.

The Veteran's left shoulder impingement syndrome with bursitis and degenerative arthritis has not been manifested by limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side, so his current 20% rating for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of left knee is granted, as are his claims for secondary service connection for right knee and lumbosacral strain disabilities. The Veteran's left shoulder disability claim was denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is not adequate for evaluation purposes and remands the case for a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's left shoulder disability.

The Board has remanded several issues for further examination and opinion, including right shoulder, low back, bilateral knee, right foot ingrown toenails, sinus disability, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's service connection claims are not granted as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the claim for an increased rating higher than 20 percent for left shoulder strain. The claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, as well as for right shoulder and left knee DJD, were granted. The cases for entitlement to increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and right knee chronic strain with arthritis are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the left shoulder, right shoulder, left hip, right hip, and left knee as secondary to service-connected right knee disability due to a lack of an opinion addressing whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by the service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection as the Veteran died before a decision was made.

The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder condition due to lack of evidence of current disability. The appeal for sleep apnea is remanded and the Veteran's claim will be evaluated based on direct service connection.