Shoulder Board decisions

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for the service-connected depressive disorder and denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the right shoulder strain, while remanding claims for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome and TDIU.

The Board remands the matter for a new examination to ensure substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 30, 40, and 20 percent for right shoulder impingement syndrome due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the issues of increased ratings and TDIU for further development and readjudication.

The Board remands the matter for additional medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's left shoulder disability was caused by VA care and, if so, whether it was due to fault or an unforeseen circumstance.

The Board denied service connection for neurobehavioral effects due to a lack of current disability, and remanded claims for cervical spine, right knee, right shoulder, lumbar spine, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy secondary to a cervical spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine (neck) disability and a left shoulder disability as secondary to the neck disability, but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability.

The claims for service connection for various conditions are remanded due to the lack of compliance with previous Board remand directives.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder with limitation of motion, prior to March 11, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral upper shoulder condition, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are causally related to an in-service fall.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence was at least in relative equipoise and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, sleep disability, and back condition due to inadequate medical opinions.

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition was withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including bilateral ovarian cysts, hyperprolactinemia, IBS, right shoulder strain, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbosacral strain, and uterus fibroids with amenorrhea.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board denied service connection for various knee, leg, shoulder, hip, neck, and ankle disorders as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active-duty service or any service-connected disability.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for his left shoulder replacement, and remanded other issues related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted extensions for temporary total evaluations based on convalescence following surgeries for the veteran's service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, but granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.