Shoulder Board decisions

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 29, 2007, due to combined service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran is also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) based on the statutory housebound rate from December 30, 2008.

The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records need to be obtained and reviewed before the claims for service connection can be decided. The case is being remanded back to the AOJ for this purpose.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder degenerative joint disease, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to an in-service injury and does not warrant secondary service connection due to obesity. The decision also addressed a claim regarding steroid injections for knee and back disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left shoulder and left knee disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or ankylosis, and there was no evidence of impairment of the humerus, clavicle, scapula, or neurological/muscle group involvement.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the evaluations for left shoulder strain, right knee pain with Osgood-Schlatter disease history, and chronic bilateral epididymitis.

The appeal has been withdrawn for the earlier effective date claims. The Veteran's left shoulder disability and benign skin lipomas have been granted ratings, but the issues of service connection for PTSD, low back disability, and right lower extremity pain and numbness are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records from Sutter Coast Hospital. The Veteran is required to provide consent forms and VA will attempt to obtain any outstanding private treatment records.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and a higher rating is denied.,A separate 10 percent rating for limitation of extension of the left knee is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to June 25, 2014, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, was denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to April 13, 2017, and a rating in excess of 70 percent from that date.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis was denied an initial compensable rating prior to December 30, 2019.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated at 20% from November 2, 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not show ankylosis or other disabling conditions warranting a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The Veteran's claim for a chronic disability of the right shoulder is denied.

The Board denied service connection for chronic lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.,The Veteran's tinea pedis was also denied an initial compensable rating as the condition did not meet the criteria for a noncompensable rating under the General Rating Formula for the Skin.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder and hip disorders, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from September 17, 2015 to July 7, 2020. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, shoulder, and hip disabilities due to a lack of current disability evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases due to failure to comply with prior remand directives, and all outstanding VA treatment records must be obtained.

The appeal seeking service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left shoulder conditions, respiratory condition, right hip condition, and right knee condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with a previous remand order and for obtaining an updated VA medical opinion.