Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for a right shoulder disability, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of a left shoulder disability, as the Veteran did not submit new and material evidence within one year of previous denials.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied other claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to outstanding records and a need for further medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine degenerative arthritis disability, and left and right shoulder degenerative arthritis disabilities based on credible evidence of in-service onset and post-service continuity of symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including high cholesterol or unspecified hyperlipidemia, tuberculosis (TB), traumatic brain injury, migraines, low back disability, neck disability, and others. The claims were not supported by sufficient evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and a left knee disability, while denying service connection for other conditions. Some issues were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral shoulder disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a link to military service.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder as the evidence did not show that the Veteran's current condition was related to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for left elbow condition, right elbow pain, left knee condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition. A 20 percent rating was assigned for bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for IVDS of the cervical spine and right shoulder strain, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current disability picture.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for various conditions based on clear and unmistakable error in the May 1992 rating decision.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including PTSD with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and TBI, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, left shoulder impingement syndrome, right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndromes, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder degenerative arthritis and right hip degenerative arthritis status post right total hip replacement, but remanded the claims for a left foot disability, right foot disability, and left shoulder rotator cuff tear and tendinitis.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal to reverse a reduction in her service-connected myofascial pain syndrome rating, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left shoulder strain, finding that the disability picture did not more nearly approximate a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and denied increased ratings for right shoulder instability, allergic rhinitis, scars, status post right shoulder arthroscopy, and staph MRSA. A separate compensable rating for a neurological disability of the right upper extremity was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for a right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for left shoulder osteoarthritis and right lower extremity sciatic nerve, as there was no evidence of continuous pursuit of these claims within one year of the initial denials.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder strain and remanded the claims for migraine headaches, left ankle pain, lower back pain, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and right knee pain condition.