Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, lumbar spine, and stomach disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right knee, back, hip, or shoulder disability that is attributable to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left face scar and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's desmoid tumor of the right pelvis is currently rated at 10 percent, and her TDIU claim was denied as her combined disability rating does not meet the schedular requirement for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).

The Board has granted the veteran's motion to advance his appeal and remanded issues of service connection for a low back disorder, left hand disorder, right wrist disorder, bilateral elbow condition, and bilateral thumb disorder. The claims for reopening were also granted.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU were denied. The lumbar spine disability was granted a separate evaluation for mild incomplete sciatic nerve paralysis, left lower extremity through June 2, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder rash, chest rash, chronic fatigue syndrome, and joint pain as they were not related to service or due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that new evidence did not establish a current disability or link to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability. The Board also found that the veteran is entitled to service connection for this disability as it was incurred in active service.

The VA determined that the veteran's left shoulder dislocation with limited motion does not warrant a higher rating than 20 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, right shoulder degenerative changes, right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, and lumbosacral spine strain have been granted. The effective dates for these grants are October 25, 2002, June 7, 2003, and June 7, 2003, respectively.,The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral knee replacements, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have pseudofolliculitis barbae related to service, but right shoulder tendonitis had its onset in service and is granted as a result.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide VCAA-compliant notice on the applications to reopen his service connection claims for a low back strain and bronchitis.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for neck, back and right shoulder disorders. However, further development is needed to determine the etiology of these conditions and whether they are related to service.

The Board has granted a higher schedular rating for the veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, currently rated at 20 percent.

The veteran's right shoulder osteoarthritis with rotator cuff injury, with instability is rated at 30 percent and his limitation of motion is rated at 10 percent. The veteran's right 5th finger condition remains noncompensable.,The veteran's service-connected conditions do not warrant an increased rating based on the current evidence.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current disabilities related to his service, and therefore denied all of his claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and PTSD. The claim for right shoulder disability was reopened, but no new evidence supported the diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining new evidence and scheduling a VA examination.