Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and a right forearm and hand condition, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were due to his own willful misconduct. Service connection was granted for PTSD with an initial rating of 50 percent effective January 29, 2001.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left shoulder disorders are not related to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's combined disability rating meets the threshold for a TDIU, and his service-connected disabilities render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment. The claim for residuals of a CVA is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete information regarding his military service dates. The appeal is now pending and will be reconsidered after additional development.

The Board denied service connection for a right arm disorder and degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, finding that any current conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for a bilateral shoulder disorder is denied as there is no current diagnosis and the available service records do not show any in-service injury or chronic condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a left eye pterygium, but denied service connection for residuals of right ankle injury and left shoulder disorder (impingement syndrome).

The Board has determined that the appellant's current right shoulder and upper arm disabilities are as likely as not related to his active service, including a 1954 injury. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence on whether any current arthritis or degenerative joint disease of the Veteran's shoulders, elbows, hands, knees, and ankles is proximately due to, caused by, or aggravated by service-connected low back strain.

The Veteran's claim for a permanent and total rating for pension purposes is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations, records review, and reconsideration of his disability ratings under the Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the veteran's current disabilities with service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension (secondary to PTSD), a bilateral foot disorder, and a left shoulder disorder. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, arranging for orthopedic and neurologic examinations, and re-adjudicating the claims.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of these claims.,The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and new and material evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his claims for a chronic shoulder disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and deviated nasal septum.,,,,

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

The Board found that the Veteran did not suffer from gunshot wound residuals of the right shoulder, a neck disability, or a low back strain during service. The skin disorder was also not linked to exposure to Agent Orange. As such, the claims for these conditions were denied.

The Veteran's left shoulder disorder is service-connected as secondary to his right shoulder strain with arthroscopic repair of the rotator cuff.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ventral hernia and umbilical hernia, as well as degenerative joint disease of the acromioclavicular joint of the left shoulder, were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for residuals of a lumbar spine injury with degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 15, 1993 for the grant of service connection and a compensable evaluation for residual scar of a gunshot wound (GSW) of the left elbow was denied. The Board found that there was no informal claim prior to September 15, 1993 for any shoulder or ulnar nerve disability.