Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's combined rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a). The VA examiner found that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back and right shoulder disabilities are related to his active service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for chronic conjunctivitis. The Veteran was granted service connection for cervical radiculopathy with disc displacement, spondylosis, and myofascial pain in the trapezius muscle.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's joint pain and popping of the shoulders, elbows, and fingers are due to an undiagnosed illness manifested during service in Southwest Asia. As such, these conditions have been granted as presumptive under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for the claimed conditions, including migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, left ankle osteoarthritis and ankylosis of bilateral hand, fingers, wrist, elbow, shoulder disorders.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address whether the Veteran's cervical spine and left shoulder disabilities are aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and bone cancer. The decision grants special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's keloid scar on his left shoulder is related to an in-service injury and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's left shoulder acromioclavicular osteoarthritis was granted service connection. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, including arthritis and degenerative disc disease L4-5 and L5-S1 with first degree spondylolisthesis of L-5, is rated at 40 percent since January 5, 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current left shoulder, left knee, or low back disabilities for which service connection can be granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are inextricably intertwined and must be addressed together. The case is therefore being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence, including records of any testing or evaluation conducted to address whether the Veteran suffers from a rheumatologic disease.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back and bilateral shoulder conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied both claims.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, post-arthroscopy, has been rated at 30 percent since March 1, 2011. The current evaluation reflects intermediate degrees of residual weakness and pain with limited motion.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the issues of bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, vision loss, athlete's foot, stomach disorder, right shoulder disorder, and low back disorder has been withdrawn.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a left shoulder disorder and a back disorder, including as due to his left shoulder disorder. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records and provide the Veteran with an appropriate VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and to schedule him for appropriate VA examinations to determine the severity of his service-connected right shoulder disorder and hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his left shoulder disability, finding that the evidence did not support such an increase.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claims of service connection for left elbow, low back, and left shoulder disabilities. As such, these claims remain denied.