Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left shoulder disorder, arthritis, and tuberculosis have been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn these appeals.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to service, and the claim for this condition is granted. The claims for tinnitus, knee disabilities, wrist disabilities, shoulder disabilities, neck disability, and lower back disability are all denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of his left shoulder disability, SI joint dysfunction, or venereal warts.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is not caused or permanently worsened by his service-connected right shoulder disability, and therefore denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flat feet, residuals of a neck injury, and right shoulder disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of any such conditions during or related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of the record, including obtaining treatment records from the Roudebush VAMC since October 2008.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations for right shoulder and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, left ear hearing loss, a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure, migraine headaches, visual disability, and back disability. The reasons given were that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors for PTSD, no current diagnoses related to service for other conditions, and the Veteran's accounts of events during service were not credible.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic prostatitis and/or epididymitis, as well as a chronic left shoulder disability. The evidence shows that these conditions are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and review of service treatment records. The claim will be readjudicated based on all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining records from the Cincinnati VAMC and adjudicating the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (T/R).

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be service-connected due to a finding that it was manifested within one year of his separation from active duty. The right shoulder disability has been rated at 20 percent since the grant of service connection, and no higher rating is warranted based on current evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA and private treatment records related to her bilateral shoulder disabilities. The case will be readjudicated based on a review of all evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims have been granted for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss, left cheek cyst excision (residuals), eczema (dry skin), and several musculoskeletal disorders. The initial evaluations assigned are all 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right foot pes planus, left hip disability, cervical spine DDD, shoulder and upper extremity disabilities, lumbar spine DDD, bilateral knee disability, lower extremity nerve disability, fibromyalgia, and left ankle disability. The appeals were based on the submission of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling of VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, which includes a history of dislocation and removal of a bone tumor, has been rated at 20 percent since July 2004. The Board has determined that the evidence supports an increase to a 30 percent rating based on more severe limitation of motion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling him for a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected spine disabilities.