Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder due to an insufficient medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings as they were based on a concurrent appeal election that is prohibited by current regulations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back, bilateral shoulders, and bilateral knees, rendered him unemployable as of November 19, 2018.

The appeal for service connection for a left shoulder disability was dismissed because it was premature and did not concern a final determination by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction.

The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to June 26, 2020, for the award of an increased rating of 30 percent for service-connected bicipital tendonitis with impingement syndrome and labral tear of the right shoulder has been withdrawn by the appellant and is thus dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, left shoulder disability, and lower back condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine spondylosis, a left shoulder condition, and PTSD. The claims for a left knee condition, right knee condition, and right ankle condition were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability, diagnosed as acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, due to missing service treatment records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the service connection claims for left and right rotator cuff tears, as well as left and right shoulder impingement syndromes, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for increased ratings for the right shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine condition and granted the request to readjudicate the claim for entitlement to service connection for left shoulder strain.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was rated 70 percent disabling since December 16, 2018, and the Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for this condition alone effective from that date.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for dry eye syndrome and remanded the evaluations for left shoulder strain due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes and right shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability for an addendum medical opinion to address whether the current left shoulder strain is related to active service.

The Board granted an effective date of October 4, 2016 for the award of service connection for left foot hallux valgus and granted service connection for a neck disability and a left shoulder disability as secondary to the now-service-connected neck disability. The issue of an earlier effective date for right foot hallux valgus was dismissed.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for impetigo and denied all other claims for increased ratings.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's claims, finding that an intervening claim consumed his September 2021 intent to file a claim.

The Board granted a clothing allowance for the neck brace and right shoulder sling, but denied it for the left knee brace.