Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current right ankle disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The claims of service connection for left ankle arthritis and right shoulder disability were previously denied in March 1991 and December 1991 respectively, and are now being reconsidered on their merits.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and a review of the claims folder.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional notification and evidence.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension benefits due to the need for regular aid and attendance of another person was denied as he does not meet the criteria set forth in VA regulations.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's left shoulder shrapnel wound, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and attempting to obtain Social Security Administration records.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral ankle disability, and bilateral arch disability. The veteran was granted service connection for tension headaches and left shoulder disability but with noncompensable ratings.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected right shoulder disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder impingement syndrome, but denied an initial compensable evaluation for post traumatic arthritis of the right wrist.

The VA has granted a 10% rating for the veteran's left shoulder subluxation, effective from March 27, 1993. The evidence does not support an increase in this rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not incur or aggravate right or left shoulder disorders in military service and therefore denied both claims for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities effectively confine him to a wheelchair and preclude locomotion, meeting the criteria for specially adapted housing assistance.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and right shoulder disorders, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his claim for a left knee disorder and concluding that there is no competent medical evidence linking current right shoulder disorders to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, left shoulder disability, headaches (due to a concussion in service), left ankle disability, hemorrhoids, and rash on the right foot.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected right knee and shoulder disabilities, with ratings of 20 percent each.

The Board has granted service connection for a seizure disorder and assigned a 100 percent rating for PTSD. The remaining issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, shoulders, and knees, and for prostatitis, and entitlement to a higher initial rating for Hepatitis C rated zero percent disabling are REMANDED.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 20 percent for the veteran's residuals of a right shoulder injury, which equates to limitation of motion at the shoulder level.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations to evaluate the veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being considered.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to preclude him from obtaining or retaining a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating for compensation purposes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder disability, which is rated at 50 percent disabling, does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The evaluation of his service-connected condition as 50 percent disabling is upheld.