Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation due to the need for aid and attendance and/or due to being housebound, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's ability to work.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities.,New and material evidence has been submitted, allowing the reopening of claims for bilateral hearing loss and stomach disability.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability due to new and material evidence. The claims for right knee, left knee, and skin condition disabilities are remanded.

Effective September 8, 2011, a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. Effective November 21, 2014, special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound level is granted.

The Board denied service connection for left great toe and left shoulder disabilities, as well as numbness of the bilateral lower extremities. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a direct link to his military service.,Service connection was also denied for numbness of the right and left lower extremities secondary to a back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence addressing the continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected right shoulder condition was denied, as the evidence did not show limitation of motion to midway between side and shoulder level.,The Board also remanded the left shoulder service connection claim due to inadequate examination findings.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate compliance with prior remand directives. The issues are whether his right shoulder degenerative joint disease and bilateral pes planus with plantar fibroma are secondary to his service-connected lumbar DDD.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in medical opinions and a failure to provide requested information on VA examiners' credentials.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the cervical spine, lumbar spine, and upper extremity radiculopathy claims due to the need for retrospective medical opinions. The remaining issues are remanded for readjudication.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously-denied claims for gout of various joints, including right ankle, feet, toes, ankles, knees, hands, and left shoulder, is granted. The appeal includes remanded issues related to these conditions.

Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed because you opted into the modernized review system under the AMA, and your legacy appeal is now closed.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for low back pain, right shoulder pain, and neck pain. The Veteran contends that these conditions are related to his in-service duties.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for deviated septum, obstructive sleep apnea, acid reflux, heart disability (enlarged heart and cardiomyopathy), restless leg syndrome of the right leg, restless leg syndrome of the left leg, and TDIU are REMANDED.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left leg, right leg, right shoulder, and back disabilities due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities, lumbar spondylosis, left knee degenerative arthritis, and plantar fasciitis. The issues of service connection for a left wrist disorder and increased rating for right ankle strain are still pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his right knee strain and service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that the evidence did not support higher or separate ratings based on limitation of motion or instability. The Veteran's right shoulder condition was determined to be less likely caused by an in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate examination and reliance on lay evidence. The case is being returned to ensure full compliance with the duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disability, low back disability, and bilateral knee degenerative joint disease as the evidence does not support a link to military service.