Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current upper (thoracic) back, lower back, and bilateral shoulder disabilities are related to his military service. As a result, the appeal for these conditions is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to notify him of his scheduled video hearing. A new hearing will be arranged at a location near his current address.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his prostate cancer, hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, sleep disorder, arthritis, left knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board has remanded the case for additional development.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder is less likely than not related to an in-service injury and was not diagnosed within one year of service. Therefore, the claim for service connection has been denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals seeking service connection for bilateral shoulder disability and a right foot disability prior to the Board's decision.

The Board denied the reduction of the disability rating for pes planus with hammertoes and callosities from 50% to 20%, finding that it was not supported by evidence showing actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for a social and industrial survey to assess his combined impact of service-connected disabilities on his employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pending Travel Board hearing request and will schedule a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a delay in hearing, and now needs to schedule a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability, including arthritis, is not service-connected as it was neither incurred nor aggravated by his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and vocational rehabilitation counseling folder.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right shoulder and cervical spine disabilities, assigning a 30 percent rating effective January 9, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee replacement, shoulder arthritis, major depressive disorder, and a healed perforation of the tympanic membrane, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations and cognitive impairments.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is not related to service or a service-connected condition.,The Board also found no evidence of a current left foot disability due to service, and concluded that any such disability is unrelated to his service-connected left lower extremity strain.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and bilateral shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran's urticaria was granted service connection. The initial rating for his lumbar spine disability, rated at 20 percent prior to May 18, 2015, and in excess of 40 percent thereafter, is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions did not have onset during active service or within one year of discharge, and are not otherwise etiologically related to his military service.

The Veteran's left shoulder adhesive capsulitis has not resulted in limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side, as required for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is not rated higher than noncompensable. The Veteran's skin cancer of the right shoulder and face, to include the nose, has been found not related to service.