Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's depression, chronic headaches, and hematuria are related to his service-connected conditions. The remaining issues of service connection for left arm disability, right arm disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability have been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, was granted. The claims for service connection for disabilities of the left hip and shoulder were denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder arthrosis and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a link between his service-connected left knee disability and his fall. The right hip condition is not considered directly related to service or secondary to the left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected thoracic spine disorder, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral hip disorders, bilateral ankle disorders, and bilateral knee disorders have been granted a 100% evaluation effective August 27, 2015.,The Veteran's service-connected left and right shoulder osteopenia, left and right hip osteopenia with synovitis, right knee osteopenia/strain based on instability, and left knee osteopenia/strain based on instability have been granted a 20% evaluation effective September 10, 2014.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of parvovirus B19 infection and Eustachian tube dysfunction are granted. The Board finds that the conditions were incurred in active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability, including degenerative joint disease, is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain adequate medical opinions detailing the nature and etiology of the appellant's disabilities.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disability, cervical radiculitis, and bilateral upper radiculopathy are not related to active service or any incident of service. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased evaluations for his residual scars of the left knee, service connection for a rectal/anal disorder (including hemorrhoids, anal fissure and anal stricture) and pilonidal cyst, and service connection for a right shoulder disorder. The claim to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss is also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including an updated VA examination to assess the severity of his left shoulder disability and scar. The claim will be readjudicated after this development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to verify her periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), schedule a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her heat injury, migraine, heart disability, and low back disabilities, and readjudicate the issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral shoulder and knee conditions, oral surgery residuals, temporal arteritis, back disability, prostate cancer, colon cancer, coronary artery disease (CAD), bilateral hearing loss, left eye disability, and right eye disability have all been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.

The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, left ankle disability, and hypertension were denied. The claim for increased rating for hypertension was also denied.

The Board has remanded this case due to inadequate reasons and bases in the August 2015 decision, requiring a new VA examination of the Veteran's osteoarthritis of the left shoulder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of VA treatment records.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his service-connected right ear hearing loss. Service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are granted, but malaria is not found to be related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disability, including pes planus, hallux valgus, hallux limitus, hallux rigidus, and left hammer toes, is found to be secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's gastrointestinal issues and right shoulder disability are not addressed in the decision summary provided.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is not causally or etiologically related to his in-service injury, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a VA examination and review of the Veteran's service treatment records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his left shoulder disability.