Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right shoulder pain with supraspinatus tendon tear and denied higher ratings for bladder incontinence, while remanding claims for service connection for hearing loss, meralgia paresthesia, PTSD, GAD, depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition and left knee condition to provide the Veteran with a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, PTSD, left shoulder disability, hearing loss, depression, insomnia, jaw pain disability, and anxiety. The only issue remanded was entitlement to service connection for right leg nerve damage.

The Board grants service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome, finding a nexus to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The appeal for service connection for a left shoulder condition has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder, labral tear, including SLAP (superior labral anterior-posterior lesion), glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis has been withdrawn and dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. It also granted initial ratings for various disabilities including a 20 percent rating for lumbar degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis, a 30 percent rating for labral tear, including superior labral anterior-posterior lesion, status post surgical repair, and higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, right shoulder disorder, headaches, and low back disorder. The Board also denied an increased rating for PTSD with recurrent major depressive disorder, mild, with anxious distress (PTSD) from October 22, 2020 to July 10, 2021.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and increased ratings for various conditions, but granted a 20% rating for the thoracolumbar condition and a 50% rating for depressive disorder from October 30, 2009.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left shoulder AC conditions, as well as his right and left shoulder glenohumeral conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a right heel strain, neck disability, lower back disability, left shoulder disability, and right foot disability based on their etiological relation to in-service injuries.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's back and right shoulder disabilities, but restored a 40 percent rating for left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve effective February 5, 2024, and granted a TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for neuropathy of the bilateral feet but denied service connection for a left shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostatitis, kidney stones, and multiple other disabilities. The earlier effective date claim was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disorders, including shoulder, spine, knee, and extremity conditions, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to the Veteran's military service.