Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder disability and low back disability, finding no evidence of such disabilities in service or until decades after service. The claim for PTSD is remanded due to insufficient information regarding its etiology.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected right shoulder injury with traumatic arthritis, finding that the evidence did not support such an increase.

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's right shoulder and left leg disorders to his active service. The claims are therefore denied.

The veteran died of chondrosarcoma, and the Board is remanding the case for further development to determine if his service-connected conditions contributed to his death or accelerated it.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral leg disability, bilateral shoulder disability, hemorrhoids, high blood pressure, eye disability, and psychiatric disability (nervous condition) have been denied as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the issues related to service connection for arthritis of the shoulders and left hip, as well as initial evaluations and effective dates for tendonitis.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his service-connected cervical spine disability caused or aggravated his bilateral upper and lower extremity conditions, including ankle, leg, and shoulder pain. The Board concluded that these conditions are not related to his service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, including post-operative left shoulder dislocations and osteoarthritis. The pre-existing condition worsened during active duty military service, resulting in current disability.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current low back disorder is related to an injury he experienced while on active duty, and service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining verification of service periods and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature, severity, and etiology of the veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current low back and right shoulder disabilities and his military service, thus denying service connection for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right and left shoulder disabilities do not warrant ratings higher than 30 percent and 20 percent, respectively.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right shoulder disability, finding that he does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5202.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding no in-service injury and insufficient medical evidence to link his current condition to service.

The veteran's cervical disc degeneration with cervical brachial neuralgia was granted service connection as it was found to be related to her November 1978 automobile accident.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or additional service-connected disability.

The Board found no evidence of a current bilateral shoulder disability or any relationship between the veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and his shoulder disorders. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disorder, shoulder disorder, and loss of teeth as secondary to a service-connected bilateral mandibular fracture. The Board found that there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and thus could not be presumed to have been incurred in service.