Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's timely filing of a Decision Review Request (DRR) opting into the Appeals Modernization Act, which allows for dismissal of appeals.

The Board denied service connection for back, neck, left knee, and left shoulder disabilities as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and unclear onset of his claimed disabilities. He is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if he currently has diagnosed disabilities that are related to his in-service duties.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and right shoulder disorder, finding that new and material evidence supports these claims. Service connection is granted for mild facet arthrosis of the lumbar spine and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint degenerative changes.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of anemia, degenerative disc disease, hypertension, and heart murmur have been withdrawn. The appeal as to these issues is dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for sleep apnea, sinus disability (variously diagnosed as sinusitis and rhinitis), nasoseptal deformity, and right shoulder disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that there is no evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed left wrist, bilateral knee and left shoulder conditions. Service connection was denied only for his right knee condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service accident, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims of bilateral foot plantar fasciitis, chronic left hip pain disability, chronic neck pain disability, and right shoulder disability are remanded due to a lack of VA examinations.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted an increased rating to 40 percent, and service connection is granted for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. Service connection is also granted for right and left shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The issues of TDIU, severance of service connection for residuals of a TBI and headache disorder, reduction of rating for acquired psychiatric disorder, and remand for additional determinations on various conditions have been addressed.

The Veteran's service-connected neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity (sciatic nerve) alone supports a TDIU, and his combined rating exceeds 60 percent without this condition. Therefore, SMC based on a single service-connected disability rated as total is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent right shoulder disability is being remanded due to the lack of VA examination records and scheduling issues.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition as these conditions are considered to have originated during his active-duty service.

The Board has found that there may be outstanding VA treatment records from the Veteran's service period and remanded for their retrieval to make a fully-informed decision on his claims.

The Veteran was granted service connection for various hip and shoulder conditions, as well as radiculopathy associated with lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, all effective December 1, 2014.,No earlier effective dates were granted due to the lack of supporting evidence in the claims file at the time of the initial rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD). Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for service connection of neck and knee conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is reopened and granted as his current major depressive disorder with anxious distress is found to be secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.,The request to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a head injury, now claimed as traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals, is denied. The evidence does not support that any right shoulder disability is related to a service-connected left upper extremity disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for the lumbar spine disability, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, left knee disability, and right ankle disability is denied.

The Veteran's prostate disability and kidney disability are denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's degenerative disc disease, cervical spine (claimed as neck pain) is denied due to lack of in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's bilateral nuclear sclerosis cataract and posterior vitreous detachment (claimed as vision problems), left shoulder strain (claimed as shoulder pain), sleep condition including insomnia and sleep disturbance, and erectile dysfunction are all denied without a clear service connection being established.