Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to deficiencies in previous medical opinions.

The Board granted a separate rating of 20 percent for painful motion associated with the left shoulder disability, effective August 20, 2009.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, left shoulder disability secondary to the low back disability, and right shoulder disability secondary to the low back disability.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal problems, as additional evidence has not been considered by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Veteran's left shoulder DJD was granted a 30 percent rating, while the claim for a compensable rating for her left shoulder scar was denied. The effective date for both conditions remains May 3, 2024.

The Board denied increased ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, a higher rating for the right shoulder disability, but granted restoration of a 40 percent evaluation for thoracolumbar spine arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include sleep disorder, and increased evaluations for various musculoskeletal conditions due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his low back and right shoulder disabilities due to his failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied service connection for several foot, hip, neck, and shoulder disabilities but granted service connection for right and left shoulder strains with impingement syndrome and degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his right shoulder condition, as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition and an upper back condition due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disability to correct a duty to assist error, specifically requesting an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, including whether it is related to service or secondary to a service-connected back or neck condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and an increased rating due to deficiencies in VA's duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for right leg shin splints, right trochanteric pain syndrome (claimed as groin injury), and right shoulder surgical scars and status post right shoulder surgery for adhesive capsulitis. The back disability claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder and somatic symptom disorder, and assigned a 70 percent rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with mild alcohol use disorder. The claims for increased ratings for the right shoulder strain and IBS were denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a right shoulder disability, but denied service connection for obesity. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, and an acquired psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee arthritis, right and left shoulder arthritis, and right and left wrist arthritis based on evidence showing the conditions had their onset in and have continued since service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence of worsening conditions within one year prior to filing.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, lower back, and testicular conditions.