Shoulder Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including TBI, low back disability, knee and shoulder disabilities, nerve damage of upper extremities, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, chronic diarrhea, and left ear hearing loss. The Veteran will need new examinations for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for obtaining updated treatment records from VA clinics and facilities where the Veteran received care between 2010 and 2019.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability was granted a 50 percent rating from October 1, 2018 for status post total left shoulder replacement. He previously had a temporary 100 percent rating and then a 30 percent rating effective October 21, 2016.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left shoulder disability and right elbow condition are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder and left hip disabilities are related to his service-connected seronegative arthritis, but further examination is needed to determine if they were caused or aggravated by this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection is denied for thoracolumbar spine disability, disability manifest by joint pain (shoulders and knees), and respiratory disability (lung problems) including pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a right shoulder dislocation disorder is granted. The Board has also remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back pain, neck pain, and shoulder pain, have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since April 1, 2014. As a result, the Board has granted a TDIU beginning on that date.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims for further development, including those related to the Veteran's right shoulder, psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, heart disorder, radiculopathy of the lower and upper extremities. The left shoulder disability claim remains denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5201.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his secondary service connection claims for various disabilities, including cervical spine, lumbar spine, left knee, left shoulder, bilateral hips, bilateral thighs, partial loss of use lower extremities, right upper extremity radicular pain, and femoral radicular pain.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims of service connection for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine, left knee disability, and left shoulder disability.,These issues are now being remanded to obtain additional evidence and opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and extraschedular considerations, as well as DIC benefits. The Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis and postoperative left shoulder scar disability are currently rated based on their service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip, shoulder, and knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions addressing their etiology. The case is being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbosacral spine disability, bilateral foot disability (pes planus), and recurrent left shoulder disability due to inadequate examinations. Further evaluations are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including heart disability, hypertension, nerve condition, bilateral shoulder and ankle disabilities, bilateral toe arthritis, and cervical spine disability. The claims are pending further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development and consideration, including obtaining a supplemental opinion from an orthopedist or someone qualified to comment on the cause of the type disability being claimed.

The Board has remanded the cases due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives regarding obtaining post-service VA treatment records. The Veteran's right shoulder, bilateral knees, and bilateral ankles conditions are being reviewed again for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and left knee disabilities due to incomplete compliance with a previous remand directive. The VA examiner is instructed to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service job as a mail clerk.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected left shoulder disability and temporary total rating for his hallux valgus deformity after June 1, 2013 was denied.