Shoulder Board decisions

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of an avulsion fracture of the right hip and tendonitis of the right shoulder do not warrant initial compensable evaluations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for his claimed shoulder and knee disorders, finding no evidence linking these conditions to active military service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability in the right shoulder, upper back, or bilateral shins that was incurred during active service. The claimant's symptoms were attributed to her military training and did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder, residuals of a jaw injury, left hand numbness, and residuals of a right shoulder injury due to lack of evidence of chronic conditions in service or within one year of separation.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a left shoulder disorder as a result of military service and denied his claim.

The veteran's service-connected shoulder, cervical spine, and elbow disabilities were granted initial evaluations.,From January 3, 1995, to February 4, 1998, the veteran was awarded separate evaluations for his right shoulder (20%), left shoulder (20%), cervical spine (10%), and bilateral elbows (10%) conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right shoulder, right knee, left knee, and left os calcis fracture were denied. The right great toe postoperative ganglion was not evaluated as it did not limit function.

The Board determined that the veteran's claimed left shoulder disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it etiologically related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his post-operative residuals of a left shoulder dislocation, finding that the current rating of 20 percent is appropriate given the lack of evidence showing ankylosis or limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side.

The Board has granted increased disability evaluations for gastroesophageal reflux disease, left shoulder disability, and retropatellar pain syndrome of the right knee. The veteran's retropatellar pain syndrome of the left knee is not rated as it does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hip, shoulder, eye, foot, and knee disorders due to a lack of current evidence demonstrating these conditions.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right shoulder disability was incurred during military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found no additional right shoulder disability resulting from the April 1998 VA surgery, and concluded that there was no fault on VA's part in treating the veteran's condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, sinusitis, and shoulder injury due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not contribute to his cause of death, which was due to myocardial infarction and metastatic carcinoma and COPD. The Board concluded that there is no medical relationship between such disabilities and the cause of death.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability is manifested by no more than infrequent episodes of recurrent dislocation and guarded movement only at the shoulder level, warranting a current 20 percent evaluation.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the service-connected left shoulder disability beginning on February 14, 1997 and denied any higher rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a right shoulder disorder, finding that these conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding no evidence that his current neck and shoulder injuries were caused by a VA-provided right ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) made in October 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and an increased rating for his cervical spine disability, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support these claims.