Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including back, shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle issues.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for right hip bursitis and denied an increased rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder, while remanding other issues.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including right shoulder disability, right ankle disability, chronic fatigue, Meniere's disease, nausea, left big toe condition, and vertigo. The claims for diverticulitis, tinnitus, anxiety disorder, eating disorder, insomnia, major depression, and PTSD were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, left hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and lumbosacral strain based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as correctable evidence was not obtained and VA examinations were inadequate.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hip and knee disorders, a shoulder disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for residuals of a broken nose, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder condition, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to improper concurrent election of multiple review options.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for asthma, a right shoulder condition, and a right hip condition based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and increased rating claims, dismissing all issues.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including left and right knee disabilities, a left shoulder disability, a right wrist burn, head scars, as well as other conditions that were remanded.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 14, 2016, and remanded issues related to the left knee instability and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as a left shoulder disability secondary to a left upper extremity radiculopathy. The decision also granted increased ratings for certain periods of time for cervical spine degenerative disc disease and right and left upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck condition, headache condition, head condition, and left shoulder condition to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and dismissed the appeal for a left shoulder disability due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease, but remanded claims for a left shoulder disability and TDIU.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for an increased rating and service connection due to the need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Board denied service connection for right elbow osteoarthritis and right shoulder strain, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left lower extremity and right lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, and a right shoulder condition due to inadequate VA opinions.