Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the hands, knees, and right hip, but granted it for the right shoulder. The veteran's sarcoidosis was rated as 30 percent disabling, and a TDIU on an extraschedular basis was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and an increased rating for GERD, finding no evidence of chronic disability or considerable impairment due to the veteran's conditions.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for right knee instability, left knee arthritis, and neck injury. The veteran's claims for a higher rating for the left great toe disability were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypotension (claimed as vertigo), a low back disorder, and right shoulder disorder. The claim for psoriasis was granted.

The Board denied service connection for DJD of the bilateral hands, left knee, and left shoulder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for a left elbow disability, a left shoulder disability, and a low back disability as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to the veteran's active service.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence, including obtaining private treatment records from Beaver Medical Clinic and any orthopedic specialist.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for post-operative residuals of left shoulder dislocation with arthritis, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of an inservice injury or disease and a nexus to his current disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right shoulder dislocation, an ear canal infection, and a right ankle fracture. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for fractured right iliac crest and femur and right heel plantar spur were also denied.

The case must be remanded to obtain additional medical records from a private physician and address the timeliness of an appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied, but an effective date of October 21, 1992, was granted for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's loss of right hand strength and denied an increased evaluation in excess of 20 percent for her service-connected right shoulder disability.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was denied as it is not factually ascertainable from the evidence of record that a compensable separate rating was warranted for the residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left shoulder with a retained foreign body in the year prior to October 26, 2004.

The veteran's left shoulder, right leg, and left leg periostitis have been granted a 20 percent evaluation. The chronic left ankle sprain has been granted a 10 percent rating.

The veteran's right shoulder tendinitis is rated at 20 percent disabling, and the other conditions are not rated compensably.

The Board remands the veteran's appeal for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge due to his request for rescheduling.

The appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence, including records from the veteran's VA and private treatment providers.

The veteran's non-service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on a need for aid and attendance or housebound status.