Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected SFW, right shoulder, MG III, with retained foreign body, and denied service connection for a right ring finger disability as it was not related to the service-connected condition.

The Veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal for any of the service connection or increased rating claims, and therefore these claims are dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a bilateral shoulder disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disorder, kidney stones, defective vision, chronic obstipation, and arthritis of multiple joints were denied. The Veteran was granted a 50% evaluation for major depression from November 17, 2004.

The Veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the left shoulder (nondominant) involving injury to Muscle Group I are rated as 30 percent disabling, and a separate rating of 20 percent is granted for residuals of a gunshot wound to Muscle Group II.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral elbow, knee, ankle and foot disorders, a skin disorder, and a right shoulder disorder as they were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder as it was not related to service or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorders and a right shoulder disorder as they were not related to any aspect of the Veteran's service.

The appeal must be remanded to the RO via the AMC for further development and adjudicative action.

The Board found that the evidence received since the January 1954 and January 1995 rating decisions is not new and material, and therefore denied reopening of the claims for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a right shoulder disability, a left leg disability, and PTSD as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The claims for increased ratings for the veteran's right and left shoulder disabilities are being remanded to provide the veteran with a current VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for left thumbnail fungus, but remanded the other issues for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC for scheduling of a local hearing with a San Juan Regional Office Decision Review Officer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was remanded to the RO for further development, including an examination to assess the functional impact of his service-connected disabilities and their relationship to dizziness, headaches, poor balance, and stuffy ears.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a compensable disability rating for hiatal hernia with positional GERD.

The claim for service connection for residuals of a left shoulder/arm injury was reopened, but denied. The claims for service connection for a right knee disorder were also denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection to the RO for further development and adjudication.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder and left knee disability as they were not related to the Veteran's service or to his service-connected chronic lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease and spinal stenosis.