Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a lower back condition, and remanded claims for bilateral knee disability, neck disability, and bilateral shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder disability, granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act, and remanded several issues including direct service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and PTSD due to a lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or that the conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left and right hips, a left shoulder disability, a lumbar spine disability, and bilateral lumbar radiculopathy as secondary to the lumbar spine disability.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for left shoulder strain as secondary to right shoulder strain due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder, right knee, left knee, and lumbar spine disabilities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by scheduling VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, L3-4 through L5-S1 is dismissed as moot. The application to readjudicate the claim for entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability remains denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disorder to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that the evidence shows the condition began during active service and continued post-service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.

The Board denied increased ratings for anxiety disorder, degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, and seborrheic dermatitis as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for fibrocystic breast disease and remanded the issues related to the right shoulder bursitis and surgical scar.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from November 5, 2015 to January 4, 2024 due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the matter for a VA medical examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disability, as there is no current medical opinion on file.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder arthritis on a chronic disease presumptive basis, but remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral eye disability.

The Board denied service connection for flat feet, finding that the Veteran's preexisting pes planus was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis based on evidence of the condition during active duty and after considering STRs reflecting a right shoulder injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected right shoulder strain and impingement syndrome, to include acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.