Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of multiple joints including bilateral hips, knees, wrists, and shoulders prior to July 11, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the bilateral hips as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease, but remanded claims for right knee, left knee, and right shoulder disabilities.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for service-connected lumbar and shoulder disabilities due to errors in previous determinations regarding the duty to assist and the consideration of private treatment records.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 30 percent for a left shoulder disability and a TDIU, as the VA retrospective medical opinion is found inadequate.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and the need for VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, right hip, headaches, persistent depressive disorder, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension, but remanded several other claims related to the low back and various peripheral nerves.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected right shoulder condition was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, and left shoulder disabilities based on the Veteran's consistent reports of symptoms beginning in service. The right hip disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 40 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy and remanded the claims for higher ratings for post operative residuals, multiple dislocations of the right shoulder with degenerative arthritis, and degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, as well as a TDIU claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left shoulder rotator cuff tear, lumbar spondylosis with spinal stenosis, and right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy involving the femoral nerve.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for various conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the 30 percent rating of right shoulder degenerative joint disease, the 50 percent rating of left knee limitation of extension, and the 20 percent rating of left knee instability.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee degenerative arthritis, chronic left and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis based on the Veteran's credible testimony of in-service injuries and continuity of symptoms.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right and left ankle, neck, right shoulder, left shoulder, left elbow, and right knee disabilities, as new evidence has been received that warrants readjudication.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to the service-connected lumbosacral strain status post spinal fusion L2-S1, but denied other claims.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for revision of the December 2009 rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) related to the right knee strain, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder strain.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, and remanded several other claims including entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction, and entitlement to service connection for various disorders.