Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to outstanding private treatment records, a newly raised theory of claim regarding open burning of documents, and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination opinions and lack of access to certain records. The cases are now pending further review.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right shoulder disability and TDIU due to inadequate VA examination in 2020, lack of relevant medical records, and need for further evaluation.

Your appeals for service connection of various disabilities have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's right shoulder total reverse arthroplasty is granted a 50 percent rating effective April 13, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left shoulder strain is denied as the evidence does not show that his range of motion is limited to 25 degrees from the side.,Service connection for voiding dysfunction is remanded due to missing VA examination records.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability as it was not intended by the Veteran.,The Board denied the request to revise or reverse the September 2016 rating decision regarding prostate cancer on grounds of CUE, finding no evidence of duty-to-assist error and that the claim should have been granted at the outset.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence received, and also because of a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran's esthesioneuroblastoma is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, but there are conflicting opinions on its etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension and generalized anxiety disorder are granted service connection based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange. His right hip joint replacement is granted a rating of 70 percent, which is the maximum allowed under VA regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and shin splints of the left leg.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on their direct relationship to active duty service.

The Veteran's right ankle sprain disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating for limited motion of the ankle.,The Veteran's surgical scars of the right shoulder are not compensable as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and left knee disabilities, as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability. Additional development is required due to incomplete medical records and lack of clear opinion regarding the onset or etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and left shoulder disabilities due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The case is now pending further development.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, and the Board found that it does not warrant a higher rating based on current evidence of record.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 20 percent from August 1, 2012 to September 21, 2022 and denied for a higher rating. From September 22, 2022, the Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 40 percent and also denied for a higher rating.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted for the period from February 8, 2010 to April 3, 2014 on an extraschedular basis and from April 13, 2014 to March 13, 2015 on a schedular basis. The combined rating of his service-connected disabilities was sufficient for TDIU during these periods.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current chronic headache disability and therefore denied his claim for service connection. The claims for higher ratings on multiple lipomas, right shoulder disability, and TDIU are being remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination findings and further development is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.