Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disability, finding it to be causally related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder and right hand disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities. The claims for an autoimmune disease, OSA, and cataracts were remanded for further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he is shown to be employed fulltime as a police officer earning over $67,000 per year.

The Veteran is granted a Level 2 stipend under the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers due to his inability to self-sustain in the community.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure appropriate development of evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disorder, diagnosed as right shoulder strain, on a direct basis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to allow the AOJ to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing and determine if additional evidentiary development is required.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension and assigned a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from May 11, 2023, through August 9, 2024.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, low back disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran was also granted an initial 70 percent rating for his major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his left and right shoulder, left and right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury, left ear disability, right shoulder disability, and respiratory disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities or that these conditions were incurred in or caused by service. The claim for a neck disability was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee, right shoulder, and right shin disorder but denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for a lumbar disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied increased ratings for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity, residuals of a prosthetic replacement of the left shoulder joint, and a left upper extremity scar.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that it is but-for due to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition secondary to left shoulder rotator cuff tear, sinusitis, and a 30 percent rating for vertigo since December 14, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for other specified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and increased the ratings for thoracic spine degenerative changes, right knee degenerative disease, left knee degenerative disease, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left elbow, and left shoulder conditions based on new and relevant evidence. However, these claims were also remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional service-connected conditions.