Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, service connection, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, except for granting a total disability rating from October 16, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for the left and right knee disorders, as well as the right shoulder disorder. The earlier effective dates for posttraumatic headache disability and cervical spine disability were also denied, but the rating for the cervical spine disability was restored to 30 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for a right shoulder disability, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and bilateral pes planus (flat feet) based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder condition and a cervical spine condition, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it presumptively related to the Veteran's active duty. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right shoulder disabilities and remanded claims for service connection for residuals of a stroke, an acquired psychiatric disability, and headaches.

The Board remands the claims for an increased initial evaluation and a separate compensable evaluation for right shoulder impingement tendonitis with scapulocostal syndrome due to inadequate examination reports and outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder bone spur, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, scars from left shoulder surgery, and degenerative joint disease of the right hip with thigh impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher or compensable ratings for the claimed conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for various disabilities, including neck disability, tendonitis, right shoulder disability, and neurological disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, to afford the appellant appropriate examinations and obtain medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbar strain, and left shoulder strain based on a current disability related to an in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right foot condition other than hallux valgus and a left shoulder condition as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and left and right shoulder strains, but denied service connection for migraines.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder condition due to a failure of the duty to assist, requiring a VA examination.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a left hip disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder chronic pain and arthritis, as new evidence has been submitted since the prior denial.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition and a right shoulder condition, but dismissed the appeals for entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder condition and a right knee condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea) was remanded.