Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board granted service connection for a gunshot wound in the left upper arm, a left shoulder strain (secondary to the gunshot wound), and left and right knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right and left shoulder disorders as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability with bilateral radiculopathy, but remanded issues related to increased ratings for cervical radiculopathy and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder, and head injury disabilities to ensure proper development of the evidentiary record.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, but remanded the claims for back, neck, left foot, right foot, and left arm disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, left wrist arthritis, left foot arthritis, and heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), as the evidence was approximately evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran. The claims for diabetes mellitus and kidney disability were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, right upper extremity disorder, and left upper extremity disorder as the evidence did not support an etiological relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for both the right knee and right shoulder scars as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left knee arthritis, as well as a claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of lower extremities, to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for left shoulder strain, painful motion with degenerative arthritis and recurrent dislocation with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claim for a left shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, hypertension, left elbow disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability due to a failure of the AOJ to properly assist in obtaining Reserve and/or National Guard records.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition but denied service connection for hypertension and a right shoulder condition.

The Board denied the claims for higher ratings and service connection, granted a 10 percent rating for a residual scar, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability secondary to a service-connected left shoulder condition, and a left ankle disability.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 9, 2002, for service connection for a left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and eczema.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, a respiratory disorder (shortness of breath), and a right shoulder disorder as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or nexus to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right shoulder, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a higher rating.