Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left elbow pain, left hip pain, left knee pain, right ankle pain, and right shoulder pain on a direct basis.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle tendonitis, a right knee condition (strain and osteoarthritis), and impingement syndrome of the left shoulder based on new and relevant evidence that was submitted.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development and to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder condition, as entitlement to such a rating did not arise until March 22, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, right-shoulder surgical scars, and status post right-shoulder surgery/labral tear.

The Board granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity paresthesia, right lower extremity paresthesia, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left elbow osteoarthritis. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability at a level qualifying as a VA compensation disability. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, low back, left hip, right and left knee, and right and left ankle disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, right foot disability (pes planus and plantar fasciitis), left foot disability (pes planus and plantar fasciitis), lumbar strain, right shoulder tendinopathy, left shoulder tendinopathy, right hand tendinopathy, and left hand tendinopathy on a direct basis.

The Board granted service connection for a facial scar as a residual of a head injury with facial lacerations and an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for Crohn's disease. The claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral shoulder disability, compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and hypertension, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU were denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a deltoid sprain of the left foot, and lumbosacral strain but denied service connection for residuals of a fracture to the right index finger and left and right shoulder disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right shoulder impingement syndrome, left hip strain, right hip strain, and lumbosacral strain based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability as it is not related to an in-service event, injury, or disease and there is no evidence of a current disability that is secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's left shoulder condition is related to his service-connected right shoulder and whether it was incurred in service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for diabetes and a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder strain with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to review these claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for dermatitis, upper gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, sleep apnea, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder degenerative joint disease to obtain an addendum opinion regarding their relationship to in-service events.

The veteran withdrew the appeal in its entirety, and there are no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left ankle and right shoulder conditions, finding that both began during active service.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's left shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, including right shoulder strain and shoulder impingement nerve syndrome.