Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied higher ratings for the veteran's knee, shoulder, and lumbosacral conditions but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability. The appeal of a proposed reduction for PTSD from 50 percent to 30 percent was dismissed.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection regarding a right and left shoulder disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher disability evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for diverticulitis and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding claims for service connection for various other disorders and a TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for right shoulder, left knee, left ankle, and neck conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prior to August 10, 2022, but granted a 10 percent rating for painful scars of the bilateral knees.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a right shoulder disability, right wrist disability, cervical spine disability, right hand peripheral neuropathy, migraine disability, and psychiatric disorder.

The appeal for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, a left shoulder disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, and left trigeminal neuralgia was dismissed due to concurrent review mechanisms being prohibited by applicable regulations.

The Board granted service connection for left and right wrist disabilities, a low back disability, and assigned a separate rating of 10 percent for limitation of motion of the right middle finger. The appeal was dismissed for duty to assist errors in other claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee strain, and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral acquired pes cavus, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to an in-service event.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral ankle strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis but denied service connection for a left shoulder disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability from March 14, 2022, and denied service connection for insomnia. The appeal also includes remanded claims for secondary service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals of entitlement to increased ratings for bilateral knee and right shoulder disabilities, and the Board has dismissed these appeals.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis and PTSD, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for chronic sinusitis, 10 percent for tinnitus, and 30 percent for cervical strain. It granted an initial rating of at least 10 percent for right tibia fracture residuals effective January 26, 2018, and at least 20 percent effective June 2, 2021. The Board remanded several other issues including secondary service connection claims.

The appeal for service connection for left hip and right wrist conditions is dismissed as moot because the benefits were granted.,The appeals for service connection for right hand/fingers and right lower extremity sciatica radiculopathy are denied due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis.,Service connection for left shoulder and right shoulder conditions is granted based on onset during active service.,Initial ratings for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and hemorrhoids are denied as the criteria were not met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for the dismissal of previously granted conditions.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and higher rating for GERD, as well as the appeal for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, were dismissed due to a duplicate stream issue.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including a neck disorder, left shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, left ankle disorder, and left hip disorder, to obtain new medical opinions addressing the cumulative effect of parachuting jumps.