Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as there is no justiciable case or controversy for active consideration by the Board, given that the Veteran's claims were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for multiple service-connected disabilities to obtain an opinion on their severity from a clinician.

The appeal for a TDIU is remanded to the Undersecretary for Benefits or the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration under 38 C.F.R. §4.16(b).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, cervical spine disability, shoulder and knee disabilities, ankle and elbow disabilities, wrist disabilities, and a skin disorder, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for a right hip disability, a higher rating for a right knee strain, and a higher rating for a right shoulder degenerative arthritis to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for the increased 20 percent rating for right shoulder painful scars due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 15, 2011 for service connection for PTSD and also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The claim for an increased rating for nonpainful right shoulder scars was denied, while other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a left hip disability. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 12, 1986, for the grant of service connection for post operative left shoulder dislocation and post operative left shoulder humerus dislocation based on newly discovered service department records.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a recurrent right shoulder disability and entitlement to a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 due to the need for further medical evaluation.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for painful surgical scars of the right foot and right shoulder, as well as remanded several other claims related to degenerative disk disease of C6/C7 and a rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, granted a 20 percent rating for the left knee disability prior to August 30, 2018, and denied a higher rating from October 1, 2019. TDIU was granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding no evidence linking the condition to her active duty.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a right shoulder condition, but denied an initial compensable rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain, a neck condition, a left shoulder condition, and a right ankle condition as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for a left hand disorder, right hand disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left shoulder disorder based on the evidence showing current disabilities, in-service use of equipment causing vibration and twisting, and medical opinions linking the conditions to active duty.

The Board denied a compensable rating for lumbar spine surgical scars and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, while remanding the claims for increased ratings for left shoulder strain with AC joint osteoarthritis, ulnar neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and lumbar spinal stenosis, degenerative arthritis, and degenerative disc disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including atrial fibrillation and irritable bowel syndrome, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not scheduling VA examinations when the Veteran was available.