Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for degenerative changes of the right shoulder AC joint and an earlier effective date for increased compensation for a right knee disability, to include assignment of a temporary total evaluation following total right knee replacement on December 6, 2001.

The Board denied service connection for right knee osteoarthritis, left knee impingement syndrome and degenerative joint disease, bilateral shoulder degenerative joint disease, and bilateral hand degenerative joint disease as these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, right shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disability as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or competent medical evidence linking any current conditions to the Veteran's active duty.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including consideration of new medical evidence.

The Board remanded the case for additional development to determine if any current arthritis or degenerative joint disease of the shoulders, elbows, hands, knees, or ankles is due to service-connected low back strain.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral osteoarthritis of the shoulders, finding no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by service and no evidence linking it to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder.

The Veteran's left shoulder impingement syndrome (tendinitis) was not related to service, and the lichen planus warranted a 30% rating from May 26, 2004.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral spine, cervical spine (neck), and left shoulder disabilities as there was no competent medical evidence of current disabilities related to service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed right shoulder, low back, right knee, and left knee disabilities as they were not related to active service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability does not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 10 percent, and he is not entitled to special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The July 2000 RO decision assigning an effective date of February 1998 for a 100% disability rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder did not contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for initial evaluation claims related to degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, tendonitis of the right wrist, bursitis of the right hip, irritable bowel syndrome, and hypothyroidism.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions and increased ratings, finding no evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated 20 percent from June 1, 2005, to October 19, 2008, and the rating was reduced to 10 percent thereafter. The other claims for higher ratings were denied.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right elbow disorder, a right shoulder disorder, PTSD, hepatitis C, a right eye disorder, an ulcer, a scar of the right shoulder, and tinea versicolor were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Veteran's gout has been rated at 40 percent, and the claims for service connection for a bilateral leg disability, hearing loss, left ear condition (previously shown as dizziness), right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability have been reopened.,The claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disability was denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease with herniated nucleus pulposus at L4-S1, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and right shoulder separation/Bankart lesion were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board remands the claims for a low back, left arm, and left shoulder disorder to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development and consideration.

The claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder contusion and back disorder were reopened based on new and material evidence, but further development is needed to decide the underlying merits.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.