Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of Meniere's syndrome, special monthly compensation based on being housebound, and total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.324, as legally insufficient.

The appeals for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for the left knee and right shoulder were remanded, while the appeal for a compensable rating for the left foot was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his thoracolumbar, right shoulder, and wrist disabilities as well as service connection for knee arthralgia, an eye disability, and gouty arthritis.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication due to an inadequate medical examination.

The Board remands the claims for additional VA examinations to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, as well as the nature and etiology of his left shoulder, skin, and mental disorders.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including obtaining records from Dr. JEM and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left shoulder disability is related to service or his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating before February 26, 2007, and from that date, it also did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder pain and grinding, lower back pain, chest pain, visual black spots and floaters, and right ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for sleep disorder, psychiatric disorder, residuals of a fractured right fifth finger, and right elbow disorder. The claim for right cubital syndrome was remanded.

The Veteran's current right shoulder disability is etiologically related to his service-connected disability of the right elbow.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right shoulder, but denied service connection for hypertension, a heart condition, and vascular dementia.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is manifested by pain with movement of the arm beyond shoulder level, which is the equivalent of limitation of motion to shoulder level. A 20 percent rating is granted.

The Veteran's right shoulder impingement was rated as 20 percent from April 30, 2003, to August 7, 2005; 30 percent from August 8, 2005, to April 22, 2008; and 40 percent from April 23, 2008.

The Board granted service connection for right hip bursitis but denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's current left shoulder disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to consider these claims.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for left shoulder strain, seasonal allergic rhinitis, left upper lobe granuloma, and restless leg syndrome as these claims were fully resolved by a November 2007 rating decision granting service connection.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The claims for a neurological disorder of the right upper extremity and an orthopedic disorder of the right upper extremity were denied.