Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule VA examinations and obtain outstanding records. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right elbow disability, an initial rating for the right shoulder injury, and a disability manifested by blood in the stool are on appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate rationale in the March 2014 VA examination reports and insufficient reasons or bases provided by the Board.

The Board has found that the Veteran's right rotator cuff disability was incurred as a result of active service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder tendonitis. The low back disability claim will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability, rated as 20 percent disabling prior to March 28, 2011, is now rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 5201.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical, left shoulder, right shoulder, and low back disabilities had their onset during his active service in Vietnam. The evidence supports a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his left shoulder strain with chronic multi-directional instability was denied. The RO reduced the Veteran's 20% disability rating to noncompensable, effective September 1, 2009, but later restored it to 20%. The case is now remanded due to scheduling issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations and opinions to address the current severity of her service-connected disabilities and the nature and etiology of her migraine headaches. The issues on appeal will be readjudicated after this additional development.

The Veteran's bilateral giant papillary conjunctivitis is at least as likely as not related to service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a TDIU effective May 21, 2011. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from obtaining and maintaining all forms of substantially gainful employment as of April 19, 2007.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate examination reports and need for clarification on service connection issues.

The Veteran's left shoulder scars are painful, but do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found no evidence of a right elbow injury in service and the Veteran's assertions were not credible. The Board concluded that there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for a right elbow disability.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and increased the rating for anxiety disorder with PTSD to 70 percent. The Veteran's claims for other conditions remain pending.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for left shoulder strain has been denied as her condition does not more closely approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to address the relationship between his current left shoulder disability and service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral shoulder degenerative joint disease did not manifest during or as a result of his military service and is not etiologically related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found no current right shoulder disability and denied the claim for service connection.