Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, and lumbar spine conditions, finding that these conditions are related to injuries incurred during combat in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for knee and shoulder disabilities due to lack of proper development, including obtaining outstanding military records and VA treatment records. The Veteran will be scheduled for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his knee and shoulder disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability began during her service in the Persian Gulf and is related to her active duty. Therefore, she is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for an increased initial evaluation for service-connected right (non-dominant) shoulder injury residuals due to incomplete evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and low back disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a direct relationship to service or secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if his lumbar spine, cervical spine, knee, shoulder, and ankle disabilities are related to service.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions provided in previous VA examinations. The case is returned for further development and consideration.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated. The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability and mood disorder as secondary to service-connected right ear hearing loss and tinnitus must be remanded.

The Veteran's cervical, lumbar, and left shoulder disorders were not related to service. The Board found that the conditions did not begin in service or within one year after service, there was no continuity of symptomatology, and the conditions are otherwise not related to service.,The Veteran's skin disorder is remanded for a VA examination to determine if it preexisted service and was aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 15, 2016, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip and back disorders, as well as a shoulder disorder. The VA must obtain additional medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen her service connection claims for cervical spine and bilateral shoulder disabilities, effective July 14, 2015. The rating assigned is a 20% evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and lumbar spine disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of these conditions during or shortly after service. The Veteran contends his current disabilities are related to jump training in service, but there is no medical evidence linking his current conditions directly to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder and low back disabilities due to new evidence received. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective May 30, 2017, based on his service-connected PTSD and other disabilities. The Board found the earliest date it was factually ascertainable that he was unemployable due to these conditions was March 1, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for fibromyalgia has been granted. The claim for reopening and granting service connection for right ear hearing loss is also granted. Other claims of service connection are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's right shoulder disability had its onset in service or is related to his active service, including a football injury during service.

The Veteran's initial ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae and right shoulder strain and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis have been granted. However, the rating for right shoulder strain and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis is remanded due to insufficient examination findings.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits because he did not have qualifying wartime service, and thus does not meet the basic eligibility criteria.