Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating higher than 30 percent for his right shoulder disability, as the evidence did not support a more severe level of impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and an initial compensable rating for headaches, while remanding the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder pain.

The claims for service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, and a right ankle strain are remanded to obtain direct service connection opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left shoulder, and bilateral hip disorders to obtain addendum opinions that properly consider a direct theory of entitlement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and lumbar spine disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, for further development of evidence.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left shoulder rotator cuff disabilities, effective from March 25, 2008 and February 28, 2008 respectively. The thoracolumbar spine disability was also rated at 40 percent, but a temporary total disability rating for convalescence following a January 13, 2016 left shoulder surgery was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition but denied it for a left shoulder condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder conditions to obtain an addendum opinion addressing their etiology in relation to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, low back pain, right knee strain, and left shoulder impingement syndrome. The claim for an increased rating for migraine headaches was denied as well as the initial disability rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied higher ratings for PTSD, left shoulder disability, and tinnitus but granted a separate 30% rating for right knee extension limitation from May 4, 2022 to April 23, 2024, and a TDIU effective March 13, 2020.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's fibromyositis of spinal muscles, including without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for chronic diarrhea and sinusitis, and granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for right shoulder strain.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion as to whether the condition is related to service or caused by the Veteran's service-connected right knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, and left shoulder disabilities as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and the current disabilities were not etiologically related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted under the PACT Act, while his claims for skin cancer and gout were withdrawn or remanded.

The Board found that the severance of service connection for various conditions was proper due to the appellant's other than honorable discharge from active duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for the remaining conditions, including hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, DJD of the left shoulder, and a right foot disability to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, hypertension, and vertigo. The claims for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were also denied as not secondary to a service-connected disability. Some claims for various musculoskeletal conditions of the cervical spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, feet, and fibromyalgia are remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeal was denied as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and good cause has not been shown to accept the late filing.