Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and left shoulder disorders due to incomplete records, including missing treatment records from various locations. The Veteran is also seeking an increased rating for his hypertension.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The case is therefore REMANDED for further action.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is service-connected on a presumptive basis due to degenerative joint disease. His hypertension is also service-connected on a presumptive basis as isolated systolic hypertension.,For the remaining conditions, further examination and medical opinions are needed to determine if they are related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service clinical records and providing an addendum medical opinion.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability was not incurred or aggravated by his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination of both shoulders, including the left shoulder. The right shoulder issue remains on hold until a VA examiner can provide an opinion regarding the current status and etiology of the disability.

The Board found no evidence of a left shoulder disability in service or within one year thereafter, and concluded that the Veteran's current left shoulder DJD is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, which includes a fracture and arthritis, warrants a 20 percent rating from November 3, 2009, due to limitation of motion at the shoulder level.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, but denied reopening of his low back disability claim. The evidence received since the December 2002 rating decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the right shoulder disability claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete range of motion testing.

The Board has decided to grant the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an injury to the left clavicle, finding that it is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, and cervical radiculopathy are related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective June 1, 2007.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, tingling of the hands, bilateral knee disorder and blurred vision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical spine and left shoulder disabilities are being remanded to allow for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The case is being remanded for further development, including adjudicating the Veteran's claims for higher ratings of his service-connected disabilities and considering a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Board has decided to remand this case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied.,A 10% evaluation for epilepsy was granted, effective March 6, 2007. A 20% evaluation was granted beginning May 16, 2007 and ending December 31, 2010.,An initial evaluation of 10% for headaches was denied.,A 10% evaluation for bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus was continued.,Service connection for schizoaffective disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder/ depression) was granted, and a TDIU was granted.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's left shoulder tendonitis rating from 10% to noncompensable was not proper, and restored the original 10% rating. The claim for service connection for acute kidney failure is denied as there is no current disability.