Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, effective July 13, 2013. The claims for a left elbow and shoulder condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, and left shoulder disabilities due to the Veteran's refusal to attend VA examinations. The claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral foot conditions, and bronchitis were remanded.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for COPD with asthma and a 70 percent rating for PTSD, while denying service connection for a left shoulder condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right knee, shoulder, back, ankle, elbow, and sciatica conditions, due to a failure to provide adequate VA examinations and incomplete verification of National Guard service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining claims on appeal due to missing service treatment records that were later located.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right shoulder degenerative arthritis to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's condition is related to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to insufficient evidence linking the conditions to active service or other presumptive exposures.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection, except for a 10 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a right shoulder disability (major condition), and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for left heel spur, left foot disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy were denied. A claim for a right foot disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service. The claims for psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left eye disability, right eye disability, cervical spine disability, and left shoulder disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral shoulder disability, back disability, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to in-service events.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain and degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome of the cervical spine, but remanded claims for left knee condition and traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the ratings and service connection of various conditions, granted a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), but denied higher ratings for other conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and increased rating claims, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's left shoulder disorder, finding that it was manifested by no more than intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder strain and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right shoulder strain.

The appeal concerning service connection for a rib fracture was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182 with the July 2022 rating decision appealed herein. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee condition, a right shoulder condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability and left knee disability for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and an addendum opinion.