Shoulder Board decisions

The veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance (A&A). However, service connection for PTSD and several other conditions was denied.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including lung disability, bronchitis, and psychiatric disorders. Some issues were dismissed, and others were remanded for further review.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee disorder and a right shoulder disorder. The Board needs more information, including private medical records and new medical opinions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right upper extremity radiculopathy and left shoulder disorder. The Board also remanded claims related to cervical and lumbar spine disorders.

The Board denied all requested increased ratings for the veteran's disabilities.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for several conditions were denied, but a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy was granted.

The veteran's left wrist disability is service-connected. The right wrist and right shoulder disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and separate ratings for scars on his right shoulder, upper extremity, and posterior trunk.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for right hip arthritis, right lower extremity nerve pain, and left shoulder arthroplasty. The Board instructed the AOJ to obtain missing service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability because the Veteran does not have a separate diagnosed shoulder condition. The pain is attributed to her service-connected cervical spine disability.

The veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance. The issues related to ratings for right shoulder degenerative arthritis and right humeral fracture residuals were remanded.

Service connection for nummular eczema and a mid-chest keloid is granted. Service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is denied.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for PTSD and left upper extremity nerve impairment but remanded the rating issue for the left shoulder disability.

The veteran's increased rating for sleep disorders from April 26, 2022, to May 2, 2023, is granted. Service connection for migraines is also granted from April 26, 2022. Other issues are remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and right ankle disability were denied. The claim for left shoulder disability was remanded for further examination.

The Board remanded all issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to errors in obtaining the Veteran's treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left shoulder disability was dismissed because the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed within one year of the rating decisions.

The veteran's appeal for an effective date of March 1, 2016, for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was granted. The decision is based on the veteran's service-connected conditions precluding substantially gainful employment from that date forward.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for several conditions, including cervical spine degenerative disc disease and left ulnar and median neuropathy.