Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including a left arm disorder, right arm disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, neck disorder, back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, hearing loss, and a gastrointestinal disorder were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for multiple shrapnel wounds to the left shoulder with retained foreign bodies, Muscle Groups I, II, III, and IV, evaluated as 30 percent disabling as of March 25, 1996.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder injury, a right hip and groin disability, and a back disorder to the RO for further development.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied entitlement to service connection for both bilateral hearing loss and a left shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including an examination to determine if the Veteran's current left shoulder arthritis is related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no competent medical evidence of any current chronic disability.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and left knee disorder as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, nor any medical nexus between the current conditions and active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for scars of the right shoulder and forearm, residuals of shrapnel wound, and razor wire lacerations, and for a compensable rating for scars of the right thigh, residuals of shrapnel wound were denied as the evidence did not support an increase in the disability ratings.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or that any of the conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board made a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for residuals of a shrapnel wound of the right shoulder, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board grants service connection for a bilateral knee disability, left hip disability, and lumbar spine disability. The evidence is in relative equipoise regarding the left shoulder disability, but it cannot be granted due to lack of medical nexus.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability was rated at 10 percent initially, but the Board granted a higher rating of 20 percent effective September 4, 2008.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for rash on buttocks, groin, shoulder and back, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for restoration of a 20 percent disability rating and an increased rating for his right shoulder disability, as well as service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his right shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities.