Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for lumbosacral strain, left shoulder tendonitis, and left foot arthritis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip, lumbar spine, right hand, and right shoulder disabilities. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.,Service connection was established based on the Veteran's reports of symptoms during service and continuity of symptomatology since then.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability is denied. The current rating of 20% adequately reflects the limitation of motion.,The Veteran's claims for initial ratings higher than 10% for his service-connected left and right knee painful motions are denied. The current ratings reflect the limited range of motion due to pain.

The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death was cardiopulmonary arrest due to aspiration, and they have found a duty to assist error in their initial decision. They are now requesting a medical opinion to determine if the service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his right shoulder and lumbar spine disabilities were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations regarding his claimed knee, shoulder, and back disabilities. The Board finds that a VA examination should be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of any bilateral knee, shoulder, or back disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection, and secondary service connection have been remanded due to procedural errors.,Specifically, the VA examination reports are inadequate as they do not consider the ameliorative effects of medication used by the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for hypertension and left shoulder disability due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and has remanded the service connection claim for a right shoulder disability.

The Board has denied service connection for migraines and right shoulder strain due to lack of current diagnoses. The claims for left knee, right knee, and right ankle disabilities are remanded as VA examinations are needed.

The Board dismissed the appeal for sleep apnea. The right shoulder disorder and gastrointestinal disabilities (GERD, IBS, ulcerative colitis) are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for perirectal abscess infection debridement has been withdrawn, and the appeal is dismissed. The appeals for increased ratings for a back condition, left shoulder strain, and right knee condition are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The claims of service connection for allergic rhinitis, female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), sinusitis, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, abdominal condition (IBS and acid reflux with nausea), neuropsychological condition, and cystic fibroids are all pending.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.,Claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right knee disability were granted due to the submission of new evidence.

The Veteran's low back disability, right knee disability, bilateral hallux valgus with degenerative joint disease, bilateral shin splints (tingling of the bilateral lower extremities), tinea versicolor, migraines, and left shoulder disability are all found to have onset during his period of service from July 1996 to July 2008. As a result, these conditions are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's left inguinal hernia is not considered due to lack of current diagnosis or functional impairment.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder bursitis secondary to fibromyositis and avascular necrosis of the bilateral hips, including as secondary to status post cervical foraminotomy/laminectomy.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability have been denied. The claim for tinnitus has been granted with an effective date prior to January 22, 2020.,The psychiatric disability claim is not specified in the decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant eligibility.

The Board has granted service connection for various disabilities, including cervical spine disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right hand disability, left hand disability, chronic headaches, skin disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder).

The Veteran seeks reimbursement for prescription medications related to significant shoulder pain that required pain relief. The Board has jurisdiction and will remand the case for further review of the evidence, including VA treatment records from April 21, 2022.