Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for migraines, the maximum rating available, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right shoulder disorder, lumbosacral spine disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right knee strain for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder transient neuralgia, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective April 16, 2019.

The Board denied an increased rating for left foot metatarsal residuals and remanded the claims for service connection for various shoulder, wrist, lumbosacral strain, knee disorders due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for chronic female issues, while remanding the claims for right hand basal cell carcinoma, jaw basal cell carcinoma, and lymphomas.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied a higher rating for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep apnea due to the need for further evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, left shoulder supraspinatus tendinopathy and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, tinea unguium, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands several claims, including service connection for various conditions and effective dates for ratings and benefits, due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, a psychiatric disability, and a right shoulder disability due to incomplete evidence.

The appeal for a higher disability rating was denied, but TDIU based on the single service-connected disability of depression; adjustment disorder; with alcohol induced mood disorder; neurosis; and unspecified anxiety disorder was granted.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder sprain and impingement, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the range of motion findings.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, right shoulder impingement syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his left and right shoulder disabilities, as there was no evidence of limitation of motion to 25 degrees from side or other factors that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, a right shoulder disability, and depression and panic disorder. The decision also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability due to a pre-decisional error in not obtaining an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, and the right eyebrow scar is granted a separate 10 percent rating for pain. The other service connection claims are remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and a right shoulder condition to obtain VA examinations to determine their nature and etiology.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability, based on a medical opinion from an APRN that the left shoulder condition was caused by overuse due to the right shoulder disability.