Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, and the Board has dismissed all matters on appeal.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased ratings, granted readjudication on new evidence, and remanded several claims.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative changes as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, but denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of February 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral shin splints but denied earlier effective dates for the other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition, bilateral shoulder condition, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and cervical vertigo.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for a single right leg scar and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including acute sinusitis, cervical spine strain, and various musculoskeletal injuries, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral ankle disorders, diabetes mellitus, type II, a heart disorder, a right shoulder disorder, hypertension, a low back disorder, bladder cancer, and left and right lung disease, to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's toxic exposure during service.

The veteran withdrew all appeals, including those for earlier effective dates and increased disability ratings.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of various disabilities to ensure VA complies with its duty to assist by affording the Veteran an adequate examination.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for scalp and head scars and headaches, but denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, and scars disability from bilateral shoulder surgery due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, finding that it was aggravated beyond its natural progression.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder condition due to an inadequate statement of reasons or bases and the need for a new medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of left and right shoulder injuries as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spondylosis with degenerative joint disease and remanded claims for internal derangement of the left knee with meniscectomy, bilateral pes planus, arthritis of the shoulders, elbows, hands and fingers, legs, diabetes mellitus, hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right shoulder conditions, migraines, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine condition, and knee conditions, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed disabilities were related to service.

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the July 2019 rating decision that denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of left shoulder with rotator cuff tendonitis based on a clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches but denied service connection and initial compensable ratings for other conditions.