Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for loss of sensation in the right forearm with pins and needles and burning sensation, but denied service connection for chronic pain in the left shoulder with loss of range of motion (joint pain), chronic pain in the right groin area, a compensable evaluation for headaches, a compensable rating for the right anterior forearm scar, and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including new VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeals for all service connection and rating issues.

The Board granted an effective date of May 21, 2008, for the grant of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to continuous pursuit of increased rating claims and the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's neck, right shoulder and clavicle, right hip, left knee, right knee, and right wrist disabilities as they were found to be a result of willful misconduct during active duty.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and records.

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability was granted an increased initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective June 3, 2010.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability to correct a duty to assist error and obtain outstanding service treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for left shoulder impingement syndrome, left foot sprain, and lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all claims, including those for higher ratings and service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including incomplete medical history and failure to obtain necessary examinations.

The reduction of the 30 percent rating assigned to right shoulder strain, effective June 29, 2022, was proper.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain, lumbar strain, and degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board granted service connection for joint pain in the hands, knees, right shoulder, and left elbow based on presumptive service connection due to the Veteran's Southwest Asia service.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing direct service connection, as the previous opinions were found inadequate due to reliance on the absence of contemporaneous medical records and failure to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding possible onset during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left shoulder, right shoulder, left arm nerve, and sleep apnea disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, a mid/lower back disability, a right knee disability, a neck disability, a left shoulder disability, a left hip disability, a right hip disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and right shoulder disability to cure pre-decisional errors in VA's duty to assist the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and multiple musculoskeletal disorders.