Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and personnel files.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left shoulder disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claimed lower back disorder, left foot disability, left bicep scar, and left shoulder disability were not incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a vision disorder. For his low back and right shoulder disorders, there is no evidence of an in-service injury or chronic disability related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's left shoulder disorder and herniated disc in lumbar spine are not related to his active duty service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon polyps, PTSD, and right shoulder wound with rotator cuff tendonitis was denied. The Board found that the current diagnoses are not related to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss, arthritis and muscle injury of the back, and left shoulder disability are not related to service. The retained shrapnel in his lower back is presumed due to combat exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection of recurrent right shoulder dislocations, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of an injury to his left hip, lower back, shoulder, arm, and leg is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The Board found the current 20% evaluation for post-operative residuals of a left shoulder injury is appropriate based on the clinical evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine if his unemployability during the course of this appeal was due to service-connected disabilities, specifically PTSD and chronic dislocation of the left shoulder.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 10, 2004 for resumption of payment of disability benefits for service-connected post-operative left anterior shoulder dislocation with probable loose body was denied as there is no evidence that a claim was filed before February 10, 2004.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed right shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankle, and neck disorders are not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD, and there is no evidence linking any diagnosed condition to service. The claims for scars and bilateral hearing loss were also denied.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The VA has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the appellant's left shoulder disability, which is currently manifested by pain and limitation of motion with x-ray findings for degenerative joint disease. The effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between any of these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current disabilities of both shoulders, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and COPD were not incurred in or otherwise the result of his active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed gynecological disorder, neuroglycopenia/reactive hypoglycemia, low back disability, left knee disability, and shoulder disabilities are not related to her active duty service.