Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded several claims, including reopening of service connection for various disabilities and increased evaluations. The Veteran's VA treatment records have been submitted but need to be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability, bilateral foot and toe disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral elbow disability, and fibromyalgia as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during service or were related to an in-service injury.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease, right shoulder, is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition and determine appropriate disability ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and testicular disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability or a link between any in-service injury and the present conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability and right shoulder disability. The claims are now remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and higher ratings due to incomplete medical opinions, and further development of evidence is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability is remanded, while other issues are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for impingement tendonitis, right shoulder was granted with an effective date of December 21, 1974 due to clear and unmistakable error in a September 1977 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board finds there is new and material evidence to reopen his claims.,Service connection has been granted for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for joint pain (arthralgia) to the right shoulder, left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee that is due to a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness of unknown etiology. The Veteran's service in Southwest Asia is presumed to have caused his joint pain.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection on appeal are remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The issues include determining whether new evidence was received to reopen a claim, as well as evaluating various conditions such as tinnitus, rotator cuff disorders, arthritis, Gulf War syndrome, joint pain, headaches, sleep disturbances, allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory disorder, fatigue, skin disorder, knee tendonitis, ankle disorders, and others. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded to allow for further review and examination.

Service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right shoulder disorders is denied.,Service connection for back disorder is denied as not caused or aggravated by service-connected hernia disability. Service connection for groin disorder is denied as separate from the Veteran’s service-connected hernia.

The Veteran's left shoulder arthritis is related to his service. The right shoulder disorder may be related to in-service activities, but further examination and evidence are needed.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for his left shoulder degenerative joint disease is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The right shoulder disability claim, which includes service connection as secondary to the left shoulder condition, is also remanded.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain clarification on whether the Veteran's congenital absence of the bilateral pectoralis major with recurrent dislocations of both shoulders amounts to a defect or disease, and if it is a disease, whether there was superimposed injury or disease in service resulting in additional disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his right shoulder, cervical spine, and dorsal strain disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to effective dates for service connection and TDIU, specifically regarding a left shoulder disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for allergic rhinitis, increased ratings for right shoulder and left knee disabilities, and increased rating for hemorrhoids. The claim to reopen and grant service connection for low back disability was granted.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 30% effective from July 25, 2011. The right shoulder and right knee disabilities are each granted a separate 10% rating.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's current right shoulder disabilities may be related to service, but a new VA examination is needed to determine this.