Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a lack of documentation regarding efforts made to contact the RO in Los Angeles, California, for records that might corroborate the Veteran's claim.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining new VA etiology opinions to determine the etiology of the Veteran's joint pain associated with his right knee, bilateral elbows, bilateral shoulders, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and left wrist.

The Board remands the claims for a shoulder and hand disability to VA for further development, including a new examination that addresses both orthopedic and neurologic symptoms.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tear, bicipital tendonitis with acromioclavicular arthritis as secondary to the service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and an increased rating for other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder. The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of multiple joints were remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing and an automobile allowance was granted, while the claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance and compensable ratings for lower extremity radiculopathies were denied.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right elbow, left elbow, and left shoulder disabilities, as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraines, plantar fasciitis, gastrointestinal disability, left foot disability, and irritable bowel syndrome were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss. Several service connection claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal conditions due to a lack of evidence and the unavailability of the Veteran's service treatment records.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise the August 2012 rating decision that awarded service connection for right shoulder strain and left shoulder strain, finding no clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and remanded the claims for left and right shoulder impingement syndrome.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disability (neck), and left shoulder disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his injury to intrinsic muscles (group IV) of the left shoulder, as he has already been awarded the schedular maximum rating of 20 percent.

The Board granted increased ratings for migraines and GERD, but dismissed the appeals related to other issues due to untimeliness.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder degenerative joint disease, as there is no medical opinion linking the current condition to service.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the failure to reschedule VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities based on evidence showing the conditions had their onset during service.