Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service. The appeal also includes a request for nonservice-connected pension benefits based on countable income.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU have been withdrawn. The Board has also remanded several issues related to his knee disabilities, OSA, GERD, back disability, neck disability, right shoulder disability, bilateral ankle disability, migraine headaches, and residuals of head injury due to incomplete records and the need for additional evidentiary development.

The Board has remanded the restoration of service connection for several conditions, including cervical spine arthritis, bilateral shoulder arthritis, lumbar spine DDD, right thumb arthritis, and post-surgical scars. The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine DDD and arthritis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome with meniscal tear, and left shoulder osteoarthritis. The claims were reopened due to new evidence received since the final denial in December 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service personal assault, and therefore service connection for PTSD is granted. The neck disability, right shoulder disability, and right-hand disability are not found to be directly related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, and shoulder conditions as well as a low back condition due to insufficient evidence on secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating for various disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship of these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cardiac disability, higher initial ratings for left shoulder and back disabilities, and entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's employment history needs clarification, and VA treatment records need to be obtained.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability due to new evidence received since the last final denial. The underlying claim of service connection remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left shoulder disability, which is presumed to have been incurred during service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate development and need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder and hip disabilities, which are currently considered secondary to service-connected residuals of a midline episiotomy.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability, also claimed as upper back and shoulder conditions due to inadequate response from the February 2021 examiner. The examiner did not address all diagnoses in the record, including those related to the shoulders.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, headaches, and sleep apnea due to inadequate examination opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for rating increases for right shoulder recurrent dislocations and chronic cervical strain due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various joints and arthritis are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease, continuity of symptomatology since service, or a relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete verification of periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA). The Veteran's service treatment records from his Reserve service are also needed.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions, including onychomycosis of the toenails, left shoulder strain, lumbar strain, and left tibial plateau fracture. The VA is directed to schedule examinations for these conditions and provide a thorough review of the medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right shoulder arthritis is related to his service-connected cervical spine disability. Additional evidence and a new medical opinion are needed.

The Veteran's onychomycosis of the left and right hands were granted service connection as they began during active service.,Service connection was also granted for a low back disability, but the issue of service connection for a left shoulder disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability, characterized as right acromio ossification center pain (right shoulder disability), is currently rated at 20 percent and the Board has denied a higher rating.