Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various bilateral joint disorders as a VA examination is necessary to determine their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted eligibility for the direct payment of fees to the appellant from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a July 2023 rating decision assigning an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, but denied such eligibility for higher ratings for left knee, left shoulder, right wrist and hemorrhoid disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder conditions due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's service connection for PTSD is granted, while the claims for a bilateral foot condition, penile condition, right hand condition, and left shoulder condition are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right hip strain and osteoarthritis, as well as left shoulder strain, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran was granted an initial 100 percent rating for PTSD with TBI prior to September 20, 2023, and SMC at the housebound rate prior to that date. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded.

The appeal from the October 14, 2022, rating decision for entitlement to a compensable evaluation for right knee surgical scars is dismissed. Service connection for cervical strain is granted, while other claims are denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for shoulder strain, right and limitation of motion, right ankle. The claims for a right knee condition and burn scar on neck were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, as there was no evidence that the disability had its onset in or was otherwise related to his active military service.

The Veteran's lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease was granted a rating of 40 percent from August 4, 2017, to January 8, 2024, and the claim for a higher rating since January 9, 2024, was denied. The Veteran's TDIU effective date was granted as of July 3, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left and right shoulder disabilities, and a right ankle disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for chronic lumbosacral strain and denied service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, and right ear hearing loss conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities due to insufficient evidence to make a decision.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the issue of service connection for skin cancer, to include melanoma.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a lack of proper notification and scheduling of VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder condition as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected right shoulder impingement syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disorder, shoulder disorder, and bilateral ankle disorder as they were not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident from active service.

The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed due to a timely Notice of Disagreement not being filed within one year of the September 2022 rating decision. The claims for left shoulder, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities to correct pre-decisional errors, specifically the failure to provide adequate VA examinations.