Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has found that the Veteran's service records cannot be located and that there are no relevant post-service medical treatment records. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disability, right inguinal hernia, memory loss due to concussion, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral knee disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded multiple claims for service connection due to the need for additional evidence and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a heart condition and left shoulder condition have been remanded due to the need for further review.,An initial 50% evaluation for migraine headaches is granted, effective from June 15, 2019.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The issues of service connection for a right hand disability and sinusitis are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right shoulder condition and a right elbow condition, finding that there is no evidence to support direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain new opinions for both direct and secondary service connection of the Veteran's right shoulder condition.

The Veteran's appeal of the initial rating assigned for her service-connected left shoulder disability is remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The right elbow and bilateral plantar fasciitis appeals are also remanded, as well as the cystic acne with scarring appeal which requires a retrospective opinion.,The TDIU appeal is also remanded due to insufficient development of evidence regarding employment in a protected environment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his claimed disabilities. Additional VA examinations are needed to determine if any current disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while his claims for a headache disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include memory loss), sleep disorder, hypertension, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, left hip pain, and right hip pain are denied.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for two left shoulder scars is denied as there is no evidence that the scars were painful prior to May 29, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disability and its relationship to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his bilateral pes planus, left shoulder impingement syndrome, right shoulder rotator cuff repair and biceps tendon repair, and left knee degenerative joint disease with meniscal tear.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow and right shoulder conditions, as well as his request for a higher rating for tinnitus. The evidence did not support an etiological link between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of left ankle disability. Service connection was granted for right shoulder and thoracolumbar spine disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals regarding his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and whether new and material evidence has been received in order to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, right ankle, and left ankle disorders are dismissed due to procedural errors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The left shoulder disability, diabetes mellitus, right and left upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, tinnitus, and ischemic heart disease all had their respective ratings either denied or not met the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims. As such, all issues on appeal are REMANDED for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right shoulder disability, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are being reopened as they include new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, and right wrist disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions provided in previous examinations.

The Veteran's claim for hypertension was dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection. Claims for Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, right foot hallux valgus and plantar fasciitis, and left foot plantar fasciitis were denied. The claim for rheumatoid arthritis was also denied.