Shoulder Board decisions

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a right shoulder disability was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board finds that the veteran has a current bilateral shoulder disorder that had its onset during his period of service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the veteran's left shoulder and right and left knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses for several of his claimed conditions, and thus service connection is denied. The remaining claims are also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a left shoulder disorder and an increased rating for spondylosis and facet arthropathy L5-S1, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed right knee, right leg, and left shoulder disabilities are not service-connected as they were not incurred or aggravated during his active duty.

The Board has denied all service connection claims as there is no evidence of any claimed conditions during or within one year after service, and the nexus opinions are against a link to service.

The veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for his scar of the right ear has been withdrawn. The Board does not have jurisdiction to decide this issue.

The Board found that the veteran's osteoarthritis in both knees and shoulders was not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of such during service. The medical opinions provided did not support a finding that the current conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for neurologic amyotrophy and related conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition or injury during service. The Board concluded that the current conditions did not manifest during service or within a year following discharge.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his left shoulder scar, atrial hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and granuloma of the left lung as they did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal as he withdrew his claim for service connection of a right wrist disorder prior to decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any knee, shoulder or elbow disabilities that are service-connected. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during active duty.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertriglyceridemia was denied as the condition is not a disability under VA laws and regulations. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service occurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, or medical nexus between an in-service disease or injury and the current disability.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development, including providing notice on reopening a previously denied claim and obtaining any additional evidence from the veteran.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for right knee DJD and granted a 10% rating for residuals of left knee injury.

The veteran's service-connected thoracic spine disability did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.,For his cervical spine disability, the veteran met the criteria for an initial 10 percent rating prior to January 19, 2005, and in excess of 30 percent therefrom. However, he did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.,The right shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.,For his service-connected hypothyroidism, the veteran did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 15, 2002, and in excess of 30 percent therefrom. The veteran's ankle disorder was not found to be incurred during active service.,The veteran failed to submit a substantive appeal regarding his claim for increased ratings on headaches.

The Board granted the veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, bilateral shoulder tendonitis and strain, left shoulder bursitis, and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine. The claims for hand disability and joint pain were not addressed as they are separate issues.

The Board found that the veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU prior to August 4, 1999 and denied his claim for an earlier effective date.