Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and verifying active duty periods. The appellant's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, knees, and wrists, and his left shoulder, as well as his disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spine with stenosis are attributable to his active military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for a right shoulder disorder and neck disorder, other than gout. The appeals are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining additional evidence. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered based on the new information.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED to the AOJ due to inextricably intertwined issues, including service connection and increased ratings for hernia/stomach disability and right ear hearing loss. The case will be remanded for further development and adjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 22, 2011 for a 40 percent rating for service-connected left hand disability involving ankylosis of the thumb and fingers was granted. The Board also found that his left shoulder RSD is secondary to his service-connected left hand disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability did not have its onset in service or until many years thereafter, is not causally or etiologically related to service, and is not caused or aggravated by his left shoulder disability. As such, the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability is denied.

The Board has ordered a new examination to determine if the Veteran's current left shoulder disability is related to his participation in a compensated work therapy program from December 20, 1999, to November 3, 2000.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for major depression, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than major depression.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right shoulder impingement syndrome.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and found that new evidence supports a finding of service connection for his bilateral shoulder disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome with radiculopathy and left arm numbness, and left shoulder disability are not related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability is proximately due to his service-connected left shoulder disability, and thus grants the claim for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee and shoulder disabilities were denied as the evidence did not show that his conditions warranted a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left shoulder disability has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of his left shoulder, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, cervical disc disease, degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis. These conditions are related to the Veteran's Reserve service duties.

The Veteran is granted service connection for depression as secondary to her service-connected trigeminal neuralgia. Her TDIU claim from April 1, 2012 is also granted.