Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including uterine fibroids, right shoulder disorder, and low back disorder, are not related to her military service. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and left shoulder disability. The decision will be remanded to obtain a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder and left shoulder arthritis were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there was no chronicity of symptoms in service and no current disability. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right shoulder disability that is related to service, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from 1974 to 1990 and providing supplemental opinions regarding his hypertension.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot disability, left foot disability, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, right knee disability, stomach disability, and left shoulder disability. The initial ratings for left knee instability and degenerative joint disease were also granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor is it secondary to the service-connected right index finger laceration.

Your appeals for service connection for left shoulder, cervical spine, right hip, and right knee disorders have been dismissed as you withdrew your appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for a headache disorder and right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are consistent with his military service. The appeal is therefore granted as to these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar strain with degenerative changes, right shoulder tendinitis, and a cervical strain with degenerative changes. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to the injury he sustained in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder was denied due to lack of current disability evidence. The Board is remanding the case to obtain private treatment records from Linderman Chiropractic.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for right shoulder tendonitis and impingement syndrome, finding no new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability is rated at 10 percent, and his right shoulder subluxation is rated at 20 percent. Both conditions are not shown to warrant higher ratings based on the current evidence of record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, and a left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have diabetes mellitus or hypertension to a compensable degree within one year after discharge from service, and thus denied claims for these conditions. The stomach disorder with gastritis, IBS, h.pylori, and GERD was also not shown to be related to service or service-connected disabilities. Service connection for the right shoulder and left shoulder disorders were also denied.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is currently rated at 30 percent, which reflects limitation of motion to midway between side and shoulder level. The Board finds that the current rating adequately captures his functional impairment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected post-operative residuals of dislocations of the left shoulder is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether he has associated neurological or muscle injuries.

The Board found no evidence of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes and denied service connection for this condition.,There was also no evidence of a left ear disability, claimed as popping, meeting the criteria for service connection. The Veteran's assertions were not supported by medical evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, as well as arranging for a VA medical examination. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected left shoulder disability will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA examination and the need for clarification regarding whether the Veteran's left shoulder disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder disability.