Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and treatment records.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed back and shoulder disabilities are not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor can it be established as secondary to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verifying his periods of active duty and Army Reserve service, obtaining relevant VA treatment records, and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being returned to the AOJ for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination. The issues of increased rating for right shoulder disability and TDIU are also inextricably intertwined and must be addressed together.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to attend scheduled VA examinations and the need for additional examination and opinion regarding his service-connected conditions, as well as a new VA examination to assess any current respiratory disability. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right shoulder and mental health conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since November 1, 2013.

The Veteran's heart condition, including coronary artery disease with angina, is presumed to be related to his military service and exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.,Service connection for a left shoulder disability secondary to the service-connected right shoulder disability is granted.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right shoulder disability, effective September 8, 2008. The claim for a higher initial rating remains pending and is not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other service-connected conditions. The evidence shows that his symptoms have remained consistent with some pain and limited range of motion.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a left shoulder replacement and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records, SSA disability determination records, and private medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims.

The Veteran's service-connected left elbow fragment tip is rated at 10 percent. Service connection for his left shoulder condition, bilateral eye conditions, hearing loss, hypertension, and lipomas are granted. The acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety) is also granted.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right shoulder disability in service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, hand, and back disabilities are not service-connected. Early onset peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is also not service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability, depressive disorder, joint pain in shoulders, left hip, and left knee, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma or nevus, and toe joint disorders. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been received to reopen the previously denied claim for right hip disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed left shoulder disability did not manifest during service, within a year of separation from service, or is otherwise related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional information from Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The case will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing and issuing a Statement of the Case (SOC) regarding the effective date assigned for the grant of service connection for a fracture of the right distal tibia. The Veteran's claims are not fully resolved.

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for left shoulder supraspinatus tendinosis and right shoulder DJD have been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating based on current functional impairment.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current right shoulder disorder and denied service connection for both right shoulder and cervical spine disorders, finding no evidence of onset during active service or causation by service-connected TMJ.