Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board found no evidence of a right shoulder disability in service or within the first post-service year, and concluded that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that he meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, excluding his mental health disability (PTSD), are as likely as not of such nature and severity as to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder tendonitis with impingement, hypertension, and headaches have been granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's low back disability.

The Board has remanded the claims due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left shoulder and low back disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine was incurred in wartime service and is granted service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of updated treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case back to the Board for further development and clarification due to issues related to service connection for a right hip disorder, left shoulder disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and TDIU.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent since July 28, 2014. The gastrointestinal disability remains at a non-compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial evaluations of his left shoulder disability and low back strain were denied. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right shoulder disability and determine if there are any flare-ups that significantly limit functional ability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disorder, low back disorder, right knee disorder, neck disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and right elbow disorder have been reopened. The claim of service connection for a left knee disorder is granted.,Service connection has also been granted for the Veteran's low back disorder.

The Veteran claims his left shoulder disability is due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy in his feet. The Board finds additional development is needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, increased PTSD ratings, and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the RO had properly assigned the effective dates based on when service connection was granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current testicular disability, and thus service connection for this condition is denied. The low back and right shoulder disabilities are also found to be unrelated to service.

The Veteran's initial claims for service connection were received by VA less than one year after he separated from active service, and the disabilities originated while he was serving on active duty. The effective date of the awards is set to October 1, 2006.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, tinnitus, and status post mandibular fracture are reasonably shown to be of such nature and severity as to prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment. Therefore, a TDIU rating is granted.

The Board has found that the Veteran's back, neck, shoulder and hip disabilities are related to service on a direct basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and orthopedic conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment since February 10, 2011. The Board has granted a TDIU rating from that date.