Shoulder Board decisions

The appeal for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities and left and right knee disabilities was dismissed due to a procedural error in docketing the same claims under two different dockets.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety and denied higher ratings for the left and right knee disabilities, as well as service connection for various other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition and granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected melanoma. The claim for a right shoulder condition was remanded for further development.

The Board is remanding the claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability to obtain a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's in-service injury aggravated his pre-existing left shoulder condition.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, granted a TDIU from December 3, 2020, and denied service connection for various conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right shoulder strain to ensure complete service records are associated with the claims folder and to verify periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and right shoulder mild bursal surfaces of rotator cuff tendinosis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder condition, to be evaluated by another VA examination due to an inadequate previous opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder condition to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the ameliorative effects of medication and treatments on his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for right hand 5th finger sprain and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease, and remanded several service connection claims due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection as moot, having already adjudicated them in a different docket.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's right shoulder disability, PTSD, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease. The issues related to radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, right knee disability, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for not timely submitting a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date of the mailing of an adverse decision.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial ratings for cervical spine, bilateral shoulder, and left knee disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability meeting the regulatory threshold for hearing loss benefits at any point during the appeal period.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and denied higher ratings for right shoulder strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition and a right shoulder condition as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability due to the Veteran's failure to report for a scheduled examination without good cause.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders due to a lack of adequate evidence and medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in actual loss of use of the lower extremities, thus granting eligibility for financial assistance to purchase an automobile or other conveyance.