Shoulder Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal for chronic bronchitis as untimely and denied service connection for various other conditions including a left ankle disorder, asthma, shoulder disorder, chest disorder, foot disorder, GI disorder, hand disorder, knee disorder, and neck disorder due to lack of evidence supporting their direct relation to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disorder, right shoulder painful scar, left shoulder disorder, right ankle disorder, left knee disorder, and right leg atrophy and muscle deterioration in calf, quad, hamstring, as new VA etiology opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the claims for increased ratings and denied a compensable rating for right shoulder scars, while remanding several other issues including service connection for a right hand disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, left foot disability (other than pes planus), and right foot disability (other than pes planus).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a right knee condition, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, low back condition with right side leg pain, left knee condition, hypertension, headaches, respiratory condition, and psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a right arm disability, diagnosed as right shoulder strain, tendinopathy, tendinosis, and degenerative joint disease, based on the evidence showing that these conditions initially manifested during service and continuously progressed and worsened after discharge.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a left wrist condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, dry mouth, and a skin condition. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disorder and right shoulder degenerative arthritis with rotator cuff tendinosis based on the evidence showing a relationship to active service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral shin splints, shoulder, wrist, hand, and foot disabilities, as the evidence did not support a current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and bilateral wrist disabilities, as there was no persuasive evidence that these conditions had their onset during active service or were related to any in-service injury.

The Board remands the claims for additional medical examination to address deficiencies in the current evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, back condition, and left knee condition as further development is needed to obtain VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a left hamstring disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and various other disabilities. The claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, acquired psychiatric, systemic lupus erythematosus, lumbar spine, right shoulder, right hip, left knee, right knee, and bilateral shin splints were remanded.

The Board granted an increased 30 percent disability rating for a right shoulder disability beginning on March 20, 2020, and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to this time.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions is dismissed due to the Veteran's death while the appeal was pending.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address the current severity of the Veteran's right shoulder and left ankle disabilities, as the previous examinations were insufficient.

The veteran's appeal for service connection was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for extensions of time to file appeals related to several claims, including right shoulder disorder, left-hand finger disorder, bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disorder, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer on the back, ears, forehead, cheeks and remanded claims for right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, left lateral epicondylitis and ulnar neuropathy (left elbow disability), and left and right foot plantar fasciitis (feet disability).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma, hypertension, left shoulder disability, left ankle disability, and left knee disability due to insufficient evidence.