Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a right foot injury, a left shoulder condition, and a cervical spine condition as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a right shoulder condition, and the Board dismissed the issue.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, hypertension, right and left shoulder acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis to obtain medical opinions under 38 U.S.C. § 1168 regarding toxic exposure risk activities during service in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus to September 23, 2020 and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, hypothyroidism, neck disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and osteoarthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, a lower back disability, a left shoulder disability, and a right shoulder disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, bilateral foot, and both ankle disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disability, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, and right shoulder disability as the evidence did not support the presence of these conditions during or shortly after service.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition and a right shoulder condition, but remanded the left elbow condition for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder degenerative arthritis impingement syndrome with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis based on a positive nexus opinion from a private medical provider.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for her service-connected conditions, as well as an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder based on their etiological relationship to the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA.

The Board remands the service connection claims for headaches, a back condition, a neck condition, and a left shoulder condition due to missing medical records from DCH Regional Hospital in Tuscaloosa.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder, left hand, and right elbow disabilities to ensure the Veteran receives a statement of the case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or at the housebound rate, as his service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a left shin disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and pes planus. The Veteran's right shoulder strain was not found to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board granted an increased disability evaluation of 50 percent for the right shoulder disability and denied a compensable initial disability evaluation for the right shoulder scar.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for sinusitis and GERD, but denied higher ratings for asthma, allergic rhinitis, left inguinal hernia, scar, fatigue, right shoulder, right wrist, bilateral leg, left shoulder, and left wrist disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and denied service connection for liver, right-hand, urinary, erectile dysfunction, IBS, lung nodules, GERD, and left shoulder conditions.