Shoulder Board decisions

The appeals seeking service connection for various conditions are dismissed.,Service connection for a right knee disability is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right shoulder condition is related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to an in-service injury and noting that arthritis could not be presumed due to lack of documentation within one year of discharge.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder, right shoulder, low back, left elbow, right elbow, left hand, and right hand disabilities. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee is also being remanded due to a lack of recent VA examination findings.

Your appeals for increased ratings and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability have been dismissed as you withdrew your appeal.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted at a 50% rating prior to September 15, 2015. The claim for increased rating of the left shoulder disability and service connection for neck disability (secondary to left shoulder disability) are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder osteoarthritis and a pulmonary disorder, claimed COPD, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to decide.

The Board has decided that a new VA examination is needed to assess the Veteran's current level of disability due to his right shoulder condition, and requests additional private treatment records from Scripps Clinic.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability, right leg radiculopathy, and left leg radiculopathy have been denied as the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The issues of rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee instability, right shoulder mild degenerative joint disease, and left shoulder degenerative changes have been remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability was reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection is granted, with a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to September 16, 2016, and an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD effective from September 16, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability has been reopened and granted. A 10 percent rating is assigned for the left elbow scar, effective from when the decision was made. The claims of increased ratings for left knee and left elbow disabilities are remanded.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a left shoulder disability due to new and material evidence. However, the Veteran's claim is denied as there is no probative evidence showing that his current left shoulder disability is related to his military service.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left shoulder residual surgical scar associated with his service-connected left shoulder acromioclavicular joint separation is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including a bilateral eye disorder, varicose veins of the left lower extremity, gallbladder disorder, diverticulitis (GI Disorder), and right hip disorder were denied. The decision also noted that his period of ACDUTRA did not show any superimposed injury or aggravation of an existing condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including hearing loss, DJD of the right knee, limitation of extension of the right knee, left knee disorder, bone disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left thigh disorder, right thigh disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, neck muscle spasms, visual defect, hypertension, GERD, brain tumor, peripheral neuropathy and polyneuropathy, seizure disorder, and other conditions. The claims are remanded due to the need for additional evidence or clarification.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for right shoulder pain, cervical spine pain, and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome due to a lack of VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for a combined effects medical opinion regarding his service-connected disabilities prior to July 23, 2014.