Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, migraines, and residuals of a left shoulder/clavicle fracture. The appeals were not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his left shoulder disability and service connection for a lumbar spine disorder secondary to his left shoulder disability.

The Board finds that the veteran's arthritis of the back, hands, arms, legs, shoulders, and hips was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service. The claim is denied.

The veteran's claims for evaluations of various conditions from March 22, 2001 are being remanded due to the appellant's failure to appear at a scheduled hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and arthritis may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of multiple joints and arthritis of the left shoulder were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claim was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder and left shoulder disorder, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation.,She was denied service connection for various conditions including left shoulder, knee, cervical spine, lumbar spine, left ankle, left hip, and generalized arthritis. She also had a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a fractured right clavicle for the period prior to February 23, 2000, but not from April 1, 2001, forward. Her scar evaluations were also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have verified current disabilities of shoulder, neck, back or left knee for which service connection can be granted.

The RO granted service connection for traumatic arthritis of the right shoulder and assigned a 30 percent rating effective March 14, 2007.

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary disorder (including emphysema), gastrointestinal disorder (including gastroenteritis), sleep apnea, hepatitis C, and residuals of a right elbow laceration and right hip, shoulder, and back abrasions. The evidence did not support the veteran's claims as there was no chronicity in service or post-service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records, including those from the Manhattan VAMC. The case will be returned to the Board for further consideration.

The Board denied a higher initial evaluation for the veteran's service-connected left shoulder trapezius strain, assigning a 10 percent disability rating effective from April 2003 to July 19, 2007 and 20 percent thereafter.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his substantive appeal prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability. The Board also found that the veteran's pre-existing right shoulder injury may have been aggravated by his military service, leading to a grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder condition, including impingement and history of elastofibroma, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The cervical spine disc herniation was also not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further medical examination. The veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for chronic left shoulder, cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot disorders were denied as there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a skin disability of the feet (claimed as jungle rot), a bilateral shoulder disorder, a neck disorder, and a back disorder have all been denied. The evidence does not support these claims.