Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia, and various secondary conditions as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or that these conditions were caused by her service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder injury and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional errors related to duty-to-assist requirements.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as a TDIU claim, due to additional evidence received after the last SOC and the need for an updated examination.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability as further development is needed.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities, as well as the claim for TDIU.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right and left shoulder disability due to an inadequate VA opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left hand, wrist, hip, and scars on wrists and shoulders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right hip, shoulder, neck, knee, and left shoulder conditions, as further development is necessary to provide appropriate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, lower back pain, and migraines to schedule VA examinations as the Veteran's assertions of in-service injuries have not been adequately addressed.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, foot, psychiatric disorder, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent rating for right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, as there was no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability prior to December 28, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for a low back disability and left shoulder disability to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding medical records and new VA opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as there is no justiciable case or controversy for active consideration by the Board, given that the Veteran's claims were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for multiple service-connected disabilities to obtain an opinion on their severity from a clinician.

The appeal for a TDIU is remanded to the Undersecretary for Benefits or the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration under 38 C.F.R. §4.16(b).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, cervical spine disability, shoulder and knee disabilities, ankle and elbow disabilities, wrist disabilities, and a skin disorder, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for a right hip disability, a higher rating for a right knee strain, and a higher rating for a right shoulder degenerative arthritis to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for the increased 20 percent rating for right shoulder painful scars due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 15, 2011 for service connection for PTSD and also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The claim for an increased rating for nonpainful right shoulder scars was denied, while other claims were remanded for further development.