Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral flat feet, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis. The Veteran's pre-existing conditions worsened during active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea were denied. The claim for headaches, bilateral wrist condition, right shoulder disorder, and sinusitis was granted.,Service connection is established for headaches, bilateral wrist condition, right shoulder disorder, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's left shoulder and back disabilities are granted as service-connected, with the Board finding continuous symptoms since military service.

The Veteran's asthma and right ankle disability claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence.,The Veteran's COPD claim is remanded as there are insufficient VA treatment records available at this time.,The Veteran's right shoulder, low back, right knee, and left knee disabilities are all remanded due to incomplete or inadequate examination reports.,Service connection for the Veteran's right shoulder disability is remanded because no relevant medical evidence was obtained from her primary care physician.,The Veteran's low back and right ankle disability claims are remanded as there were insufficient VA examinations conducted.,The Veteran's right knee and left knee disabilities are remanded due to incomplete or inadequate examination reports.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to the appellant's withdrawal of these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip bursitis and denied service connection for right shoulder pain and bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's left hip bursitis is found to be related to her active military service, while the evidence does not support a finding of current right shoulder disability or bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including left shoulder condition, left hand arthritis - long finger condition, right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition. The decision is based on direct evidence of a link between these conditions and service.

PTSD and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder have been granted, but the lower/mid back condition, right shoulder condition, and left shoulder condition remain denied.,The Board has remanded cases for further development regarding right shoulder condition and left shoulder condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to a lack of adequate VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of his left shoulder condition. The claim will be reconsidered with an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various arm and hand disabilities, including PTSD, have been denied as new and relevant evidence has not been received to reconsider the previous decisions.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder condition and right shoulder condition due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis.,The Veteran's hypertension was not rated higher than noncompensable as there were no diastolic pressures predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressures predominantly 160 or more.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service. The effective date for any potential service connection remains unresolved as new evidence was submitted but does not change the denial.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right shoulder disabilities have been granted. The claims for right ankle and hip disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board will consider the evidence of record at the time of the February 20, 2025, notification of the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) decision on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, left shoulder disorders, right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, left ankle disorder, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral knee disorders, prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work history. The Board granted the TDIU claim based on these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, liver disability (hepatitis C with hepatic steatosis), skin disability (actinic keratosis and seborrheic keratosis), right shoulder disability, and nasal disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, bilateral hand tenosynovitis, and bilateral shoulder subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis disabilities are service-connected. However, due to an inadequate VA examination for a low back disability, the case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.,New and relevant evidence has been submitted, and readjudication is warranted for all issues related to service connection.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 50 percent from June 1, 2023 to August 24, 2023. The Board has remanded the case for further development and rating consideration.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of left and right shoulder pain, finding no medical evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and active service.