The Veteran does not have a diagnosed disability of the left shoulder or arm other than service-connected left upper extremity radiculopathy and service-connected weakness, fatigue, and pain of the left upper extremity. Symptomatology in the left shoulder/arm has been shown to be due to the already service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder/arm disability, right shoulder/arm disability, left foot/ankle disability, and right foot/ankle disability are being remanded. The examiner must consider exposure to toxins in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations as well as whether any of his claimed disabilities are unexplained illnesses or MUCMIs.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ear pain, sinusitis, lung mass, and pneumonia are being remanded. The examiner must consider whether these symptoms are related to his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations, including consideration of whether they are undiagnosed illnesses or MUCMIs (including fibromyalgia).,The Veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged heart, hematochezia, and colon polyps are being remanded. The examiner must consider whether these conditions began during or are related to his active duty service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for thalassemia is being remanded. The examiner must determine if the condition is a congenital defect or disease and whether it was incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder/arm disability, as well as her increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.