Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's right knee strain and patellar tendonitis, as well as his right shoulder tendinopathy, have been granted service connection. The initial disability rating for the cervical strain remains at 10 percent, while a higher rating is denied for the left knee strain.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for a low back disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran's service connection claims will be reviewed again with new medical opinions.

The Veteran's right shoulder tendinitis is currently rated at 20 percent, effective December 3, 2015. The claim for an increased rating prior to this date was denied.,The Veteran's Crohn’s disease is currently rated at 30 percent, effective December 3, 2015. The claim for an increased rating prior to this date was also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his claimed conditions and active duty service. The Veteran needs to be examined by a VA examiner for each of his six claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection is reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is remanded to determine if his right shoulder degenerative joint disease is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining issues were remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The decision also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder.

The Veteran's appeal regarding effective dates for increased ratings for hypothyroidism, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, low back disability, and right shoulder adhesive capsulitis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show the conditions were of severity warranting the requested earlier effective dates prior to January 2, 2015.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were filed on June 25, 2010, and the RO assigned the current effective dates based on VA examination findings from January 2015.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development and examination to address his claims of service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues related to the cervical spine, left knee, left hip, lumbar spine, right hip, left shoulder, right shoulder, and right knee disabilities. Additionally, he withdrew his claim for a TDIU prior to June 29, 2016.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relation to his in-service parachute training injury.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis has been denied.,Claims for effective dates prior to October 5, 1990 have also been denied for service connection for left ankle strain, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the claims due to insufficient development and need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hip, back, shoulder, and knee disorders.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including degenerative arthritis of the shoulders and trigeminal neuralgia, were denied. The Board found no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and her military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, neck disorder, low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sinus congestion (allergy syndrome), and obstructive sleep apnea were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or etiology for these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for temporary total rating due to surgical treatment and convalescence of the right knee disability was also denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a right shoulder disability has been denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The VA is remanding the cases related to his left leg radiculopathy, right leg radiculopathy, scar associated with status-post discectomy of lumbar spine with DDD, TDIU, left knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, degenerative disc disease, and multiple fractures, have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment since August 30, 2009. The effective date for the TDIU is set at that date.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability is not related to service or manifested within one year of separation from service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 40 percent prior to July 16, 2012. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a TDIU for periods prior to September 1, 2013.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is being remanded for additional development, including an examination to assess the impact of flare-ups on his functional impairment.