Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical records related to the Veteran's left shoulder disorder. The case will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected clavicle fracture, degenerative arthritis, right shoulder has been remanded due to the addition of new medical evidence. The RO must consider this evidence and reevaluate the claim before making a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right shoulder condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a current disability related to in-service incidents. The preponderance of the evidence shows that any injury occurred and resolved during service.

The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for her right shoulder disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip osteoarthritis and denied the remaining claims, including those for shoulder disability, knee disability, ankle disability, heart condition, diabetes mellitus type II, cervical spine disability, vertigo, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy of the upper extremities, and diabetic neuropathy of the lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete development of service personnel records and treatment records, including those related to National Guard service. The Veteran's conditions are left elbow, shoulder, knee, ankle, rib, abdominal pain, forehead scar, rash on face, forehead dryness, head injury, hyperventilation, asthma, cervical spine disability, left knee, hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and knee conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether he can do so.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are denied as there is no competent evidence of a nexus between the claimed disabilities and his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus denying his claim for TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete medical examinations and lack of proper verification of a stressor.

The Board dismissed the appeals of service connection for right shoulder condition, right foot/ankle condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative joint disease with thoracic scoliosis is rated at 10% prior to February 12, 2014 and at 20% thereafter. The ratings for his right shoulder disability and left shoulder disability remain at 10%.

The Board has denied service connection for cervical and lumbar spine disabilities as secondary to a service-connected right shoulder disability due to lack of medical evidence supporting the claim.

The Board has denied service connection for a lumbar spine condition, a rash on the right foot, and a left shoulder condition due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Further examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current left shoulder condition was aggravated by his service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as cervical spine degenerative disc disease. The issues of service connection for a left shoulder disability (secondary to cervical spine disability), low back disability, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for a service-connected left ankle disability are remanded.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for left shoulder impingement syndrome with history of left clavicle fracture is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional records.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome, a cervical spine condition diagnosed as osteoarthritis and C6-C7 broad-based disc bulge with moderate-severe right neuroforaminal narrowing (claimed as neuropathy), and chronic right chest wall pain, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture of right clavicle.,The Board found that there is a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran for each condition granted.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability, finding that his limitation of motion was at most to shoulder level.

The Board denied service connection for ankylosing spondylitis and related disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not linked to his in-service fall.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, left elbow, and right elbow disabilities. The Veteran's assertions of in-service injury or aggravation are not supported by medical evidence.