Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the service-connected right shoulder strain and right hip strain with limitation of flexion.

The Board granted service connection for multiple acquired psychiatric and physical disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraines, a right shoulder disability, and left knee and central auditory processing disorders. The low back disability claim was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and low back disorder to obtain an adequate VA opinion as the May 2022 VA opinions are based on inaccurate factual premises.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of left shoulder strain, degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis of the spine and intervertebral disc syndrome, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve.

The Board denied an increased rating for a neck disability and right knee strain, and remanded the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, sinusitis, and a mental condition due to insufficient evidence regarding active-duty training dates in 2006.

The Board denied ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings for left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and right wrist disorder. However, a 70 percent rating was granted for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a 30 percent rating for posttraumatic headaches as residuals of traumatic brain injury, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, as well as earlier effective dates for various conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and insomnia, granted service connection for tinnitus, and remanded claims for further development.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for hemorrhoids, an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD, and a 40 percent rating for left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy. The claim for a higher rating for the left shoulder disability was denied.

The appeal for service connection for a left shoulder disability was dismissed because the Veteran is now service connected for left sided myofascial pain syndrome, making his present appeal moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of those currently assigned.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, and right shoulder disorder based on the Veteran's in-service symptoms and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a left foot, right foot, and left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded the claim for a left shoulder disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left shoulder and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher disability rating based on the range of motion findings and the impact of pain medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left and right shoulder condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 23, 2019.