Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, finding it related to the Veteran's service. The other claims for service connection were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability and a bilateral shoulder disability, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as remanded several issues including service connection for bilateral shoulder conditions.

The Board granted service connection for left and right hip arthritis but denied it for right upper peripheral neuropathy, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability. The claims for left and right hand disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for disability manifested by gastrointestinal symptoms, hemorrhoids, and left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis but denied the claim for a left knee scar as secondary to a left knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial disability evaluations for right shoulder impingement syndrome, restless leg syndrome, and lumbosacral strain to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing and to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder pain and dysfunction and neck pain and dysfunction due to inadequate VA medical examination reports.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral shoulder and hip condition, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Hepatitis C disability.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and migraine headaches, denied service connection for sinusitis, and remanded several other claims including those for shoulder strains, elbow conditions, and nerve conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to October 20, 2009, for the award of service connection for various degenerative arthritis conditions and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including VA examinations and medical opinions.

The appeal for service connection for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and TBI was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim, specifically to obtain an additional VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting left shoulder disability was aggravated by his service.

The Veteran was granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for his low back condition prior to November 12, 2020, and denied increased ratings for the other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chest pain, left shoulder strain, and right shoulder strain due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a right shoulder disorder, and bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (gastric ulcers) and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bronchitis.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, left shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and back condition as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, hand, leg, ankle, paralysis, hypertension, tuberculosis, eye, hernia, and vertigo, as there was no evidence of current disability or a nexus to service.