Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings for shoulder and foot conditions due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for numbness of the right and left upper extremities, a left foot disability, and found that further evidence is needed to determine the etiology of a left shoulder and lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and tinnitus, readjudicated the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and skin cancer, to include melanoma, and remanded several other claims.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD and service connection for tinnitus, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service-connection and increased rating, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's left shoulder disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a left upper extremity neurological disability secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for chronic lumbosacral strain and service connection for cervical, left ankle, right ankle, right shoulder, and left shoulder conditions to ensure compliance with due process.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities to address whether the Veteran's participation in parachute or airborne training during his National Guard service is related to his current shoulder conditions.

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, finding it related to the Veteran's service. The other claims for service connection were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability and a bilateral shoulder disability, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as remanded several issues including service connection for bilateral shoulder conditions.

The Board granted service connection for left and right hip arthritis but denied it for right upper peripheral neuropathy, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability. The claims for left and right hand disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for disability manifested by gastrointestinal symptoms, hemorrhoids, and left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis but denied the claim for a left knee scar as secondary to a left knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial disability evaluations for right shoulder impingement syndrome, restless leg syndrome, and lumbosacral strain to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing and to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder pain and dysfunction and neck pain and dysfunction due to inadequate VA medical examination reports.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral shoulder and hip condition, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Hepatitis C disability.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and migraine headaches, denied service connection for sinusitis, and remanded several other claims including those for shoulder strains, elbow conditions, and nerve conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to October 20, 2009, for the award of service connection for various degenerative arthritis conditions and right lower extremity radiculopathy.