Shoulder Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's neck and left shoulder disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or for many years thereafter. The VA examiner concluded that the current cervical spine disability is not related to service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorder is not related to service or his service-connected lumbar scoliosis with degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 with lateral listhesis at L3-L4, and thus denies service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left and right shoulder disabilities did not have their onset during active service, are not related to any incident of service, and therefore cannot be granted service connection.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for migraines and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the January 1984 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The Veteran's headaches worsened during service and were aggravated by service.,Service connection was also granted for left shoulder tendinopathy and adhesive capsulitis with pain and limitation of motion, as well as costochondritis (chest pain). These conditions are found to have begun during service.

The Veteran's asthma disability is presumed to have existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The Board denied the remaining claims for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and the provision of outstanding medical records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder disorder, hearing loss disability (both ears), tinnitus, and calcaneal spurs are denied.,Service connection is granted for bilateral calcaneal spurs. The Veteran asserts that symptoms of the condition began during service in 2010 while deployed to Africa.

The Board has remanded the claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and examination to address the issues of service connection, rating for DDD at L3-L4, and TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for traumatic brain injury, left shoulder disability, and left elbow disability were denied. The issues of increased evaluations for PTSD, left knee retropatellar syndrome, and right ankle tendonitis were also addressed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and right shoulder disability were not incurred or aggravated in service, and therefore denied these claims.

The Veteran is granted an increased rating of 60 percent for his right knee disability from May 1, 2006 to June 6, 2008. Service connection is established for coronary artery disease and a right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's left and right ankle disabilities have been rated at 20 percent since September 11, 2014.,The Veteran's shoulder disabilities have also been rated at 20 percent.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for low back disability, chest pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left shoulder disability, arthritis, bilateral knee disabilities, left ankle injury, and psychiatric disability. The appeals are now remanded for further development.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disorders are not related to his service-connected low back disorders and denied his claim for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment for the period from December 4, 2014 to present.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no objective evidence of sinusitis, epididymitis, onychomycosis, left knee disability or left shoulder disability. The Veteran's current conditions are not presumed due to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder and cervical spine disabilities are as likely as not related to his service-connected low back and bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being required, including obtaining missing records and preparing addendum opinions for the Veteran's lung and shoulder disabilities.