Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing at the RO. The issues are service connection for Hepatitis C and an increased rating for bursitis, degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to obtain his complete service treatment records, including those from the Army Reserve Personnel Center and the Alabama Adjutant General Office.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot condition and a right leg condition have been denied as there is no evidence of any current disability related to his in-service injury, and the Veteran has not provided sufficient credible evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between his current condition and his active service. The decision also noted that crutches used following total knee replacements did not cause or aggravate his left shoulder disorder.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disability, as well as his bilateral ankle, left hip, low back, and left shoulder disabilities. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current incontinence, skin disorder, low back disability, cervical spine disability, and right shoulder disability. The Veteran will be provided with a supplemental statement of the case if any benefits sought remain denied.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, including recurrent dislocation and a history of fracture, is currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The claim for TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted prior to July 28, 2009. Claims for service connection have been reopened and direct service connection has been established for a left hand disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have residuals of a left hand injury or right shoulder disability attributable to active service.,However, he was granted service connection for numbness of the shoulders, arms, and chest and residuals of a dental trauma.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and need for clarification of opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain his service treatment records and for a comprehensive VA examination to clarify the current diagnoses and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current shoulder pain and his military service. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to clarify his diagnosis(es) and provide an adequate medical nexus opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand, right arm, bilateral shoulder, and right knee disabilities were denied as secondary to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine. The Board found no current disability in any of these conditions.

The Veteran seeks service connection for various disabilities allegedly related to a November 1974 accident. The Board finds that the injuries occurred in the line of duty and is remanding for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a disability manifested by light sensitivity, a right shoulder disability, or a sciatic nerve disability that is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of service connection for fibromyalgia and left shoulder injury are inextricably intertwined with the pension claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for quadriplegia and related conditions, as well as his claim for an effective date prior to August 31, 1995 for PTSD service connection, were denied. His claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to August 29, 2008 for PTSD was also denied. The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for bilateral ankle disabilities and skin, right arm, and right shoulder disabilities were not addressed as they are outside the scope of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed disabilities, including right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left foot/ankle, low back, gouty arthritis, and chronic sinusitis, were not incurred in or aggravated by his active service. The most probative evidence established that these conditions are not causally related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disability, including nerve damage and generalized peripheral neuropathy, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The VA examiner opined that the current condition is less likely due to a right shoulder injury.