Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left shoulder disability, chronic ear infections, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran will need a new VA examination for his left shoulder disability and a new opinion regarding his dizziness.

The Veteran's right shoulder disorder was granted service connection as it is considered to be directly related to his military service, with no presumption or secondary service connection involved.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection on all issues, including right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, residuals of a neck injury, and bilateral hernias.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations related to his lower extremity radiculopathy, shoulder dislocation, and degenerative disease of L4-5 and L5-S1. The case is also remanded for further development including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a current orthopedic examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of various disabilities due to incomplete records, inadequate medical opinions, and need for further examinations.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection of sleep apnea and hypertension, but denied for other conditions. The reduction in ratings for tinea pedis was upheld.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional private treatment records related to the Veteran's left shoulder surgeries.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is already considered in his service-connected PTSD rating, so separate service connection for this condition is denied.,There is no evidence of hypertension or GERD during service and they were not shown to be related to service. Therefore, these conditions are also denied as service connected.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee arthritis as secondary to the service-connected right ankle disability and for a back disability as secondary to the service-connected right ankle disability. Service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is denied.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, head injury, left hand disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The ratings for the left shoulder, right shoulder, cervical strain, and lumbar spine disabilities were also remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and elbow DJD, lumbar spine DDD, and cervical spine DDD. The appeal of his increased rating claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's right shoulder surgery necessitated a temporary total rating for convalescence from September 16, 2013 through March 31, 2014.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the denials of service connection for various disabilities and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for left shoulder bursitis as new and material evidence was not presented, concluding that the submitted evidence did not relate the current condition to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disability, low back disability, and right shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of his current disabilities.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 20 percent prior to December 9, 2011 and from April 1, 2012 to August 5, 2014. As of August 5, 2014, the rating was increased to 40 percent.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to August 5, 2014 was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular requirements for such a determination.,A TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted as of August 5, 2014.

The Veteran was granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 24, 2010 through July 28, 2011 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded multiple issues, including service connection for bilateral shoulder conditions and headaches, as well as an increased rating for the Veteran's low back disability. The TDIU issue is also inextricably intertwined with these matters.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection of left shoulder, right thigh, and left thigh disabilities are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. The issues regarding left hip disability will be addressed after obtaining additional in-service treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease has been reopened, but the evidence does not support a finding of service connection.,Service connection was denied for left and right shoulder disabilities as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or condition that led to current disability.,There is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during active duty service.