Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The appeals are now pending and will be reviewed again with new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome and lumbar disc degeneration due to inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran must be provided with new VA opinions that consider his lay reports of continuous symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including back, knee, ankle, shoulder, and hand conditions. The reasons include a lack of examination addressing the impact of cold weather conditions during service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20% and the Board has found that a higher rating is not warranted. The TDIU claim has been granted, but further examination may be needed to determine if additional benefits are due.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at a 30 percent effective from March 13, 2019. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied as the application to reopen the service connection claim was received on November 11, 2018.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left shoulder disability, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of left and right shoulder conditions, as well as his claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for unstable ligaments post-left knee arthroscopy. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder strain as secondary to pes planus and left ankle impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral pes planus, left elbow condition (non-dominant), left hand condition, neck condition, and left shoulder strain due to insufficient evidence of service connection. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service, but further examination is needed to establish a nexus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board found that his combined rating is insufficient to qualify him for TDIU, and there was no evidence of exceptional circumstances warranting an extraschedular evaluation.

The Veteran's service connection claims for granuloma annulare and notalgia paresthetica, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, left hip condition, hammer toes of the right foot, hammer toes of the left foot, bilateral bunionectomy, bilateral flat foot, and bilateral eye condition are remanded due to the need for further development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, left hip condition (secondary to right knee), hammer toes of the right foot, hammer toes of the left foot, bilateral bunionectomy, and bilateral flat foot are remanded due to the need for further development.,The Veteran's service connection claim for left hip condition is remanded due to the need for further development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for hammer toes of the right foot, hammer toes of the left foot, and bilateral bunionectomy are remanded due to the need for further development.,The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral eye condition is remanded due to the need for further development.

Service connection is granted for right ear sensorineural hearing loss, left ear sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus.,Service connection is denied for unspecified depressive disorder, right ankle degenerative arthritis, left ankle degenerative arthritis, right knee osteoarthritis status post total replacement, left knee osteoarthritis status post meniscal tear repair, right hip degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis and femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, right wrist degenerative arthritis, left wrist degenerative arthritis, right shoulder acromioclavicular osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tear status post total replacement, left shoulder acromioclavicular osteoarthritis, right lateral epicondylitis, left lateral epicondylitis, neck pain, lumbar spine DJD, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease (DDD), lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy.,Service connection is denied for coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and hypertensive heart disease.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left shoulder disability and residual shrapnel scars were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's right shoulder arthritis is granted service connection. Service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, and esophageal cancer (claimed as esophagus - cancer/surgery) is denied due to lack of in-service disease or injury and no continuity of symptoms since service. Hyperlipidemia is not a compensable disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and a compensable disability rating has been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability has been rated at 20 percent prior to April 20, 2022 and at 30 percent since then. The current rating of 30 percent is denied as the evidence does not show limitation of motion to 25 degrees from side.,TDIU was also denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to determine if the Veteran's right knee and bilateral shoulder disorders are related to herbicide agent exposure or military duties during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability, finding that his current condition is not related to active service or any incident of service.

The Veteran's cervical spine, shoulder, hip, knee, and radicular conditions are related to her in-service injury. The Board finds the VA examiners' opinions inadequate as they did not consider the relevant STRs or lay evidence of record.,The Veteran contends that her current musculoskeletal pain and symptoms began in service and are also related to her service-connected lumbar spine condition.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including frostbite residuals, fatigue, skin disorders, ankle and shin splints, respiratory disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left shoulder disorder. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or in-service injuries that could be linked to these conditions.