Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and a low back disability, finding that there was no evidence of an injury or disease in service that caused these disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left shoulder and low back disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss disability does not warrant a compensable evaluation and denied service connection for a right shoulder disability due to lack of current evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of his left shoulder, upper back, and cervical spine disabilities due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence being submitted by the veteran, and it is now required to be reviewed again.

The veteran seeks service connection for upper and lower back disorders, a left shoulder disorder, and anemia. The case is being remanded to obtain her complete military medical records and to provide the necessary examinations.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and to clarify whether he wishes to withdraw his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen her service connection claim for a bilateral shoulder condition due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a left shoulder disability and thus service connection for residuals of a left shoulder injury cannot be granted. The right shoulder and elbow injuries, as well as the headache disorder, are pending further examination to determine their relationship to service.

The veteran's service-connected bursitis of the right and left shoulders with degenerative changes have been granted initial disability evaluations in excess of 10 percent from September 1, 1995 to April 10, 2003. The hiatal hernia has also been granted a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to an inadequate medical examination report and failure to provide adequate reasons and bases.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right shoulder disability.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration due to procedural issues. The claims are related to service connection for the cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board has found that none of the claimed conditions are related to service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder disorder, which is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, as well as a claim for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease at L5-S1. The evidence did not support the veteran's claims that his current shoulder conditions were related to service.

The Board denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the residuals of a fracture of the right clavicle based on additional disability due to VA treatment, finding no evidence that the care provided by VA resulted in any additional disability.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities are not sufficiently disabling to render him unable to obtain and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's right shoulder disability as of October 1, 2003, effective from December 22, 1999. The evaluation is based on ankylosis of the scapulohumeral articulation limited to 25 degrees from side to side.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for recurrent dislocation of the left shoulder with DJD is being remanded due to insufficient examination findings and lack of consideration of additional range of motion loss.