Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and needs a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's right shoulder condition is related to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder strain, impingement, and rotator cuff tendinopathy and right shoulder degenerative arthritis, impingement, and rotator cuff tendinopathy. The Veteran's combined disability rating during the claim period is currently 70 percent prior to January 16, 2019 and 80 percent after that date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and back condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for a psychiatric disorder is remanded as he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current diagnoses.,The Veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction/loss of reproductive organ is remanded because it is inextricably intertwined with his service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded as he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claims for bronchial asthma and COPD are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,The Veteran's claim for a right shoulder disability is remanded because he has not been afforded a VA examination regarding his current condition.,The Veteran's claims for frostbite left foot, frostbite right foot, chronic mycotic infection bilateral feet, and bilateral foot disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding his psychiatric, skin, neurological, digestive, and genitourinary disabilities. The orthopedic claims are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for denying a higher rating for right shoulder impingement syndrome, specifically regarding the ameliorative effects of medication and the adequacy of VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability was denied as the current 20 percent rating adequately reflects the severity of his impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for upper and lower back disabilities, but remanded the claims for first rib disability, right shoulder disability, and neck disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, neck pain due to degenerative disc disease, and a right shoulder condition based on insufficient evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The Veteran is granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, but TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, right lower extremity neuropathy, left leg disability, and left shoulder disability have all been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions or a causal relationship to service.

The Veteran's Raynaud's disease is granted service connection. The initial evaluations for left and right shoulder arthritis are denied as they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate rationale for the denial of service connection for a right shoulder disability. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with new evidence and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded several claims for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection requests, including those for CFS, hypertension, cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right knee disability (secondary to bilateral pes planus), and costochondritis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and/or adaptive equipment. The Veteran is service-connected for several disabilities, but none are directly related to his request for benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for revision of the November 2011 rating decision was denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error in assigning the effective date.,The December 2022 decision containing CUE was granted, with a separate evaluation for limited motion being terminated.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including dizziness, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right foot disorder, and left foot disorder. The claims are being remanded due to a lack of VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck, upper back, lower back, right shoulder, and left shoulder conditions due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran submitted treatment records from private chiropractors dating back to early 2000, which document his symptoms. A new VA examination is required to determine if these disabilities are related to service.

The appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.