Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right elbow joint pain, as well as left and right wrist joint pain (claimed as arm joint pain) are granted on a presumptive basis due to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection is also granted for left shoulder joint pain.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various disabilities, including right ear disability, chronic headache, left shoulder disability, and allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee, hip, shoulder, and neck disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that his current diagnoses did not manifest during service and were not otherwise etiologically related to his active service or to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left knee, left shoulder, and left foot disorders due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of or pain resulting in functional loss for any of his claimed conditions. However, the Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's left shoulder disorder developed as a result of an injury during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip, shoulder, and knee disorders are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current conditions and military service. He is to be afforded new VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for an auditory processing disorder and remanded the right shoulder disorder issue.

The Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy was rated at 40 percent disabling from October 10, 2018. The combined rating of his service-connected disabilities is currently 90 percent since September 11, 2019, which meets the criteria for TDIU. However, the Board has remanded the issue due to inadequate discussion in the previous decision.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound status was denied as he did not meet the requirements of having a single service-connected disability rated at 100 percent and additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more, which would qualify him for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Veteran's left shoulder tendonitis has not resulted in limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side, even considering pain and other functional limitations. Therefore, an initial rating in excess of 20 percent is denied.

The Veteran's initial rating requests were denied in full. For his left shoulder tendinosis, the Veteran received no higher rating than the minimum compensable rating of 10%. For his right knee disability, he received a 10% rating for extension limitation as of March 18, 2022, but not for instability prior to that date or flexion limitation.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been fully granted.,Service connection for a tooth disorder secondary to GERD is denied. The evidence does not support a finding that the condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury.

The Board has decided that a disability rating greater than 50 percent for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder is denied, service connection for arthritis of the bilateral knees, shoulders, hands, hips, elbows, and ankles is granted, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The issue of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder has been remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection of right shoulder disability and left upper extremity radiculopathy.,For the entire rating period from July 18, 2018, to April 4, 2018, the Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy was rated at 20 percent; for the initial rating period from April 4, 2018, to present, the left upper extremity radiculopathy was rated at 20 percent. The appeals for increased ratings were dismissed as there is no evidence of moderate incomplete paralysis.,The Veteran's low back degenerative disc disease and spondylosis are service-connected, with a grant of service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service separation.,Service connection was denied for right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, right hand disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia and sleep disturbances), erectile dysfunction, and defective vision in both eyes. Service connection was also denied for a right hip disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed.,Service connection has been reopened for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed as the benefits you sought have already been granted.

The Veteran's initial 30 percent rating for IBS with GERD is granted prior to August 9, 2018. The appeal for service connection of other gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal conditions remains pending.

The Veteran's bilateral shoulder condition, lower back condition, and hemorrhoids have been granted service connection as they are related to his military service.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's current conditions based on their direct relationship to his military service.