Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated employment history and medical records. The claims of entitlement to TDIU are also addressed.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal, indicating she is satisfied with the decision made and wants to withdraw any remaining issues on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder arthritis is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found no relationship between the Veteran's current left shoulder disability and his military service, including no credible evidence of unremitting left shoulder symptoms during active service or since service separation. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's left shoulder disorder is not related to his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 30 percent, reflecting limitation of motion to midway between the side and shoulder level. The right knee disability remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder arthritis is rated at a 10 percent disability rating for the period of time prior to September 21, 2013 and a 20 percent disability rating beginning September 21, 2013. The Veteran's back disability (claimed as residuals of a gunshot wound) has been granted service connection.,The Veteran is not entitled to an increased disability rating for his service-connected left shoulder arthritis or service connection for a right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 40 percent, effective August 21, 2014. The rating reflects the limitation of motion to 150 degrees in flexion and 110 degrees in abduction with pain on movement.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for the service-connected residuals of a right shoulder injury from February 14, 1973 to September 28, 2000 was granted and assigned a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for bilateral tinnitus, but reopened his claim for cervical spine disorder due to new evidence. His sleep apnea was also denied as it was not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference Board hearing. The Veteran did not attend his scheduled hearing and requested rescheduling due to an address change.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, left knee, and left shoulder disorders did not manifest during his active military service or within one year of separation. The evidence does not establish a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability has been rated at 40 percent since October 3, 2011.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran with a VA examination to address his service connection claims.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for left shoulder residual scarring associated with status post complete reconstruction of the left shoulder with residuals and recurrent injury, evaluated as 10 percent prior to August 3, 2011, and as 30 percent on and after August 3, 2011, has been withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the March 2008 rating decision is cumulative and does not relate to a previously unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a left shoulder condition. As such, the Veteran's application to reopen this claim is denied.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is manifested by limitation of arm motion midway between side and shoulder level, without dislocation, nonunion or loose union. The criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left arm injury and arthritis of the left shoulder.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, as well as his right and left shoulder disabilities. These conditions are deemed to have been incurred during his military service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and clarification of the service connection theory.