Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder with adjustment disorder and depressed mood is granted a rating of 50 percent, while his bilateral hearing loss is denied a compensable rating.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection claims related to a lumbar spine injury, fibromyalgia, a left shoulder injury, and a cervical spine injury with traumatic arthritis.

The Board grants service connection for a left shoulder disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including sleep apnea/sleep disordered breathing (SDB), erectile dysfunction, inflammatory enthesopathy as a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, and various musculoskeletal conditions affecting the Veteran's hips, knees, hands, shoulders, and feet.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, heart condition, lung condition, left foot arthritis and bone spurs, right foot arthritis and bone spurs, and left upper extremity cubital tunnel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back and knee conditions, but remanded issues related to earlier effective dates for a disability rating and TDIU.

The Board restored service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, granted service connection for right shoulder strain residuals and left microscopic varicocelectomy residuals, and remanded several other claims including those related to hearing loss, lumbar spine, ankles, sinuses, TDIU, and a higher rating for the existing disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and tinnitus due to a need for further development of the record.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for joint pain not already service-connected, finding no evidence that the Veteran's unspecified joint pains are related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for residuals of left tibia fracture and for residuals of partial undersurface tear due to an impermissible concurrent election in the appeal process.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and traumatic brain injury, but remanded several other claims related to the character of discharge and various medical conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability and left shoulder disability as secondary to a service-connected right shoulder disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for Other Specified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder, Adjustment-Like Disorder from September 11, 2020, but denied a rating more than 20 percent for right shoulder strain with calcific tendonitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the right shoulder condition in relation to the service-connected back disability.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, right and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and a right shoulder disability. The claim for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was remanded.

The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome and other service-connected disabilities have been found to warrant increased ratings, with a 40 percent rating granted for the right shoulder disability and TDIU granted.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability manifested by pain, finding that the condition is etiologically related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted an effective date of February 15, 2023, for the grant of service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied a rating higher than 20 percent for left (minor) rotator cuff tendinopathy with degenerative arthritis.