Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's right shoulder, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities to her service or any other occurrence during a qualifying period of service. The conditions are not related to her service-connected left shoulder disability or fibromyalgia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to fibromyalgia, which began during her service. Therefore, she is granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's cervical spine and left shoulder disabilities did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and thus could not be presumed to have occurred therein. The VA medical opinions supported this finding.

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

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and ischemic heart disease rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from May 5, 2011 until February 9, 2012. His TDIU claim is granted for this period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current cervical spine arthritis is related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The issue of left shoulder disability remains pending as there are insufficient records available for a proper evaluation.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current knee, shoulder, and elbow disabilities to service. The claims were denied as there was insufficient evidence to establish a connection between the disabilities and service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on all ten issues of service connection. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board has granted service connection for undiagnosed left knee, right knee, right wrist, and left shoulder joint pain as due to a qualifying chronic disability under the provisions of the Persian Gulf Veterans' Act.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability has been rated at 20 percent and the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating. The issue of TDIU is addressed in this remand.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the current evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine, bilateral shoulder, and bilateral knee disorders did not manifest in service or within one year thereafter and are not otherwise related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and a videoconference hearing before the Board as to the merits of the service connection claim for a left shoulder disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder degenerative joint disease (DJD), but denied service connection for a left shoulder disability.

The Board denied all service connection claims, including for a neck condition, neuritis associated with shoulder conditions, unspecified bodily injury, unspecified severed nerve condition, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and bone disease/arthritis. The Veteran's service records were reviewed, but no direct or secondary service connection was established.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's original claim was denied in 1994, and no additional evidence has been provided within one year of that decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for heart disease, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, back disability, and neck disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to arrange for a new hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and right knee condition (secondary to left knee condition), but these claims are still pending as new evidence does not establish a clear link between the conditions and service.,Service connection is granted for the neck condition, while the right knee and left arm/shoulder conditions remain pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical records.