Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disorder, hypertension, right elbow pain, back pain, and left shoulder strain. The effective date for an increased disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disorder to obtain a proper medical opinion and additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for leishmaniasis and COPD, while remanding claims for sleep apnea, bilateral elbow disability, left shoulder disability, and chronic headaches.

The Board denied an effective date prior to June 11, 2021, for the award of a 20 percent rating for painful right shoulder acromioplasty scar residuals.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neck, left shoulder, and right shoulder conditions to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for low testosterone, an initial rating more than 20 percent for painful left shoulder scars, and service connection for left calf tear, neck disability, middle back disability, and right quadricep tear.

The Board granted service connection for residual scarring left shoulder, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and anxiety and depression, and remanded the claims for lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, contact dermatitis, and unspecified abdominal pain.

The Board granted service connection for left arm bicep tendonitis, left foot pes planus, left foot hallux valgus, left shoulder arthritis, and left index finger arthritis based on the evidence showing that these conditions resulted from injuries suffered during service.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee and right shoulder condition as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal of the proposed reduction from 50 percent to 10 percent for service-connected PTSD with MDD and TBI, as well as the appeal of the proposed discontinuance of Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, are dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and right shoulder labral tear, including superior labral anterior-posterior lesion.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a timely Notice of Disagreement being filed after the one-year period.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, claimed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and a left shoulder disorder to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, left shoulder strain, lumbar strain, status postoperative left knee partial meniscectomy/anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, right long finger sprain, and tinnitus. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability, and the denial of an increased initial rating for left foot plantar fasciitis was upheld.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder osteoarthritis and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and right shoulder disorder due to missing service records, requiring additional VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a bilateral foot disability, bilateral wrist disability, left shoulder disability, depression, recurring umbilical hernia, hemorrhoids, bilateral hammertoes, left knee disability, right knee disability, congestive heart failure, and diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left and right shoulder condition, as there was no evidence to support that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder disability and an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis. The right-hand disability claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee strain but denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and left wrist sprain.