Shoulder — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right shoulder disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and eye condition (to include open angle glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, pseudophakia, and pinguecula OU) as additional evidence is needed.

The Board remands the rating reduction claims for further action, including new VA examinations to reassess the Veteran's level of disability as of October 2019.

The Board denied service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right hip, left hip, and right ankle disabilities but granted service connection for right knee and left knee patellar instability. The claims for a right shoulder, right elbow, and left elbow disability were remanded.

The appeal of the proposed decrease in rating for degenerative arthritis of the cervical strain is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, chronic cough syndrome, left and right ankle disabilities, right shoulder disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, earlier effective dates for PTSD and non-painful right index finger scar, and a higher rating for painful right index finger scar. However, the Veteran was granted an initial 50 percent rating for service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of January 12, 2022, for the award of service connection for sinusitis and irritable bowel syndrome but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss from February 17, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for tremors, left and right arm disabilities, Raynaud's syndrome, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability, a left wrist disability, a right wrist disability, and sleep apnea. The Board also remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence of onset during active duty and no relationship to active duty.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including left knee, right knee, lower back, upper back/neck, right shoulder, and bilateral foot conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, a right shoulder disorder, and a right ankle disorder as secondary to lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative disc disease with mechanical low back pain due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA examination to assess the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorders, right foot disability, migraine, erectile dysfunction, and right elbow, shoulder, and knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shoulder strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, a bilateral knee condition, and a back condition based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service symptoms that persisted post-service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, and back degeneration due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of various body parts due to in-service exposure to hazardous materials, as an addendum opinion is needed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a left shoulder disability, but denied service connection for a back disability, skin disorder, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, eosinophilic esophagitis, right hand tremors, and left hand tremors due to an impermissible concurrent election.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left and right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for femoral nerve radiculopathy and higher ratings for back disability with IVDS and right shoulder disability.