Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development to determine the etiology and service connection status of his claimed disabilities, including whether they are related to pre-existing conditions or incurred during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection of a right shoulder disorder, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board has not issued a Statement of the Case on the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for left knee, right rib, and bilateral shoulder disabilities due to an incomplete remand directive. The case is REMANDED to comply with the previous directives.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected neck strain with myofacial pain syndrome. The issue of whether he is unemployable due to this disability will also be addressed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current knee and shoulder disabilities are not service-connected.,Medical opinions provided by Drs. Virgil and Harvie did not provide a rationale for their conclusions, making them insufficient to support the determination.

The Veteran's retropatellar pain syndrome of the left knee is currently rated at 30 percent, and his instability of the left knee is rated at 10 percent. The appeal is mixed as one issue was granted (instability) while another was denied (retropatellar pain syndrome).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability is not related to his active duty service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral shoulder disability. The claims are now considered on their merits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including knee disabilities, foot disability, hearing loss, and eye disability. The decision also noted that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for his right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability has been rated at 20 percent for the entire rating period, and his claim for an increased evaluation is denied as his condition does not more nearly approximate limitation of motion to midway between side and shoulder level.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the issues of service connection for various shoulder and hand conditions, a stomach ulcer, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids have all been withdrawn by the Veteran through his authorized representative.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to reschedule his videoconference hearing. The claims for service connection and rating higher than 20 percent for left shoulder sprain, as well as pes cavus, will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an increased evaluation for his right shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals of a left shoulder injury related to service or a service-connected disability, and her major depressive disorder was incurred in service. The peripheral arterial occlusive disease of right thigh with scar is not related to service or a service-connected disability. The initial rating for the right shoulder strain remains denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disorder and granted it, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for hearing loss, chronic bronchitis, or hypertension. The claims of service connection for psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), neck condition, COPD, sinus and allergy problems, left knee condition, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, skin disorder, and hypertension are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received since the November 2011 statement of the case, and further development is required before a final decision can be made.

The Veteran's timely notice of disagreement with the July 2010 rating decision has been acknowledged, and his claims for service connection are now considered.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bursitis of the left shoulder, cervical spine arthritis, tinnitus, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bilateral hearing loss, do not render him unemployable.