Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's current shoulder strain is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, bilateral shoulder condition, temporomandibular disorder, and bilateral wrist condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and a right shoulder disability, thus these claims are dismissed.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeals for service connection for a back condition, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, left knee condition, and left ankle condition.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain and right knee strain effective February 10, 2023, but dismissed the claims as moot. The Board also granted increased ratings for certain conditions while denying others.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a musculoskeletal, neck/upper back cervical spine condition and a left shoulder condition to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a left shoulder condition due to the need for a VA examination and outstanding private medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded several issues for further development.

The Board granted an initial evaluation not to exceed 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood for the period prior to August 8, 2023, but denied a higher rating since that date. The other service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder, which is claimed as depression, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for right shoulder glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a right-hand condition, anxiety, and migraine (headaches) and assigned noncompensable ratings for the Veteran's left hand disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right elbow condition, right shoulder condition, burn scar(s), low back condition, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for female sexual arousal disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left shoulder disorder to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.

All appeals were withdrawn by the Veteran's representative prior to the Board's decision, and therefore, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for painful shoulder conditions, obstructive sleep apnea, and knee conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder and right shoulder conditions, denied service connection for lumbar facet syndrome and right knee condition, and granted a 10 percent rating for left knee strain effective August 19, 2019.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right shoulder, degenerative arthritis to schedule a VA examination and obtain an opinion on its etiology.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's left shoulder disability and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for tinnitus or a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was also denied as there was no current diagnosis of PTSD or other mental health condition.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spondylosis with thoracic spine pain and readjudicated the claims for cervical spine and back disabilities, but denied service connection for cervical spine disability, left thigh disability, and right shoulder disability.