Shoulder Board decisions

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to improper concurrent election of multiple review options.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for asthma, a right shoulder condition, and a right hip condition based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and increased rating claims, dismissing all issues.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including left and right knee disabilities, a left shoulder disability, a right wrist burn, head scars, as well as other conditions that were remanded.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 14, 2016, and remanded issues related to the left knee instability and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as a left shoulder disability secondary to a left upper extremity radiculopathy. The decision also granted increased ratings for certain periods of time for cervical spine degenerative disc disease and right and left upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck condition, headache condition, head condition, and left shoulder condition to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and dismissed the appeal for a left shoulder disability due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease, but remanded claims for a left shoulder disability and TDIU.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for an increased rating and service connection due to the need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Board denied service connection for right elbow osteoarthritis and right shoulder strain, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left lower extremity and right lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, and a right shoulder condition due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a right foot injury, a left shoulder condition, and a cervical spine condition as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a right shoulder condition, and the Board dismissed the issue.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, right and left shoulder acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis to obtain medical opinions under 38 U.S.C. § 1168 regarding toxic exposure risk activities during service in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus to September 23, 2020 and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, hypothyroidism, neck disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and osteoarthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, a lower back disability, a left shoulder disability, and a right shoulder disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, bilateral foot, and both ankle disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disability, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and right shoulder disability as the evidence did not support the presence of these conditions during or shortly after service.