Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a left shoulder disability, but remanded the claims for right shoulder, right hip, and left hip disabilities for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood and alcohol use disorder, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The Board also granted service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's right shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded the claim for a left shoulder disability, to include compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, back condition, and remanded the claims for a neck condition and left shoulder condition.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between the current disabilities and active duty. The claims for service connection for headaches, lumbar spine condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and right upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded for further development.

The claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, left hip, right leg, left leg, right shoulder, left shoulder, upper back, lower back, and anxiety/nerves were dismissed due to an improperly completed notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for a right wrist disability, but remanded the claims for left shoulder and left thumb disabilities due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the motion for revision of the January 25, 2002 Rating Decision based on clear and unmistakable error.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability to ensure that all necessary evidence is considered and an adequate medical examination is provided.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied a rating higher than 20 percent for the veteran's right shoulder disability.

The appeals for service connection for a back disability and left shoulder disability were withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board granted service connection for left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis based on a continuity of symptomatology since active duty, and remanded the claim for cervical degenerative arthritis with DDD and strain to be considered as secondary to the shoulder conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disorders as there was no evidence of onset during active service, no diagnosis within one year post-service, and no nexus to service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has additional disabilities that meet the criteria for a TDIU. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for various service-connected conditions, including lumbar strain, plantar fasciitis, pes cavus, tinea versicolor, right shoulder strain, and tinnitus.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD but denied a higher rating, and also denied an increased rating for tinnitus. The claim for service connection for the right shoulder condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as a suicide attempt), and left shoulder disability. The claim for COPD/emphysema was remanded.

The Board remands the appeal to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and obtain an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder nerve impairment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle joint pain, right ankle joint pain, left hip joint pain, left shoulder joint pain, right shoulder joint pain, and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional errors in the duty to assist.