Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between his current disability and his military service or any aggravation of this condition by his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The appeal was denied because there is no evidence of a current left shoulder disability.

The Board denied initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for various disabilities, including DJD of the right knee, postoperative meniscal tear of the right knee, DJD of the left knee, DJD and DDD of the lumbar spine, DJD of the right ankle, rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder, DJD of the left hip, surgical scars on the left thigh, left knee, lumbosacral spine, and right knee.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder and granted initial 10% disability ratings for gastroesophageal reflux disease, right tibialis muscle strain, and left tibialis muscle strain.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for initial review and consideration of new evidence submitted by the appellant directly to the Board.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right arm/shoulder disorders, as well as an increased rating for hearing loss.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and residuals of a head injury, but denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, bilateral wrist disability, and left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, as well as service connection for a neurological deficit in his right extremities.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including VA clinical documentation and records from the Social Security Administration (SSA), and to schedule a VA examination for compensation purposes.

The Veteran's current right shoulder disability was aggravated by his service-connected ganglion cyst of the right wrist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound of the left side, found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for residuals of a gunshot wound of the left shoulder, and denied initial compensable ratings for residuals of gunshot wounds of the low back and left leg.

The appeal was remanded to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and notification of VA's duties under the VCAA.

The Board found that the Veteran's post-operative right shoulder disability did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent, and a separate 10 percent rating was warranted for the right shoulder scar.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder, as there was no evidence relating the condition to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot disabilities as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during active service or within one year of separation from active service, and no evidence that these conditions are otherwise related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sensory paresis of the right cutaneous nerve, and scars from shell fragment wounds to the right shoulder and arm, and right forearm were denied as the current ratings already reflect the severity of his conditions.

The Veteran's left and right shoulder disabilities were granted a disability rating of 20 percent, effective from August 1, 2006.