Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and right shoulder conditions due to duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal for increased ratings for cervical degenerative disc disease (claimed as chronic neck pain), right upper radiculopathy, right shoulder bursitis, and lumbar degenerative disc disease (claimed as chronic back pain) was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.

The Board denied service connection for an abdominal artery disability and dismissed the appeal regarding a left shoulder disability as untimely.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, left shoulder disability, and lower back disability to allow for further development of the record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and a left shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a compensable rating for the left shoulder condition, dismissed a temporary 100 percent rating for surgery of the left shoulder, and remanded claims for service connection for cervical spine and right hip disabilities.

The claims for service connection for right shoulder disability and left knee disability were dismissed without prejudice due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for a menstrual disorder, paraspinous cervical strain (claimed as neck condition), and right shoulder disability due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and active service.

The Board denied a higher rating for the right shoulder disability and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, effective December 12, 2024. The claim for readjudication of the initial rating for headaches syndrome based on new and relevant evidence is also granted.

The Board dismissed the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and denied entitlements to earlier effective dates, higher initial ratings, and increased ratings.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, and right wrist disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a right shoulder disability, finding that the evidence supports these disabilities are related to in-service injuries.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a foot disability, shin splints, atrial fibrillation, bronchial epithelial cells, mixed inflammatory cells, osteoarthrosis, CFS, diverticulitis, gall bladder disability, and cholecystectomy as there was no evidence of current disabilities or that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, low back, neck pain, PTSD, and left shoulder conditions, as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for alcohol abuse and remanded claims for tinnitus, low back disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraines and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for chronic bronchitis, while remanding several other claims.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity neuropathy (external popliteal nerve) and a total rating based on individual unemployability. The other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and shoulders disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury, disease or event that caused the current conditions, nor any evidence linking the current conditions to the Veteran's military service.