Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty, specifically ensuring that the Veteran was provided with notice of her right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ's issuance of the August 2020 decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and remanded several claims, while dismissing or denying the rest.

The Board denied service connection for a migraine or headache disability and various joint disabilities as there is no evidence of the claimed conditions during service or since separation.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an injury or disease incurred during his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including ankle, foot, back, and various musculoskeletal issues due to the lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right knee disability and related conditions, to ensure proper development of the record.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder disability but granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, which was related to his active service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a right shoulder disability, TBI, and skull fracture for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including respiratory condition, neck condition, thoracolumbar spine condition, bilateral shoulder condition, and bilateral elbow condition.

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address the current severity of the Veteran's right shoulder conditions due to an inadequate March 2021 VA medical exam.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and increased disability evaluations, except for left knee scar and patellofemoral complex with recurrent instability, which were granted an effective date of December 1, 2004.

The Board granted service connection for a left elbow disability and a right shoulder disability, but denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and an increased rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including hearing loss, facial scars, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, skin condition, sleep apnea, and various musculoskeletal issues.

The appeal of proposed actions to sever service connection for multiple scars, status post excision of skin cancer, and to reduce the assigned disability rating from 100 percent to 30 precent for multiple basal cell carcinomas was dismissed. The appeal of issues for initial higher ratings for hypertension, PTSD, gastroesophageal reflux disorder with diverticulitis, and anemia, and issues for service connection for Parkinson's like symptoms, peripheral neuropathy in the lower and upper extremities, and low back disability were also dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no credible link to the current conditions. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of multiple conditions and a higher rating for tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board granted service connection for chest scars and headaches, but denied service connection for tinnitus, PTSD to include depression and anxiety condition, left shin splints, right shin splints, left shoulder strain, right shoulder disability, bilateral foot condition, right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar strain, and cervical strain.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a left hand disability, residuals status post right boxer fracture of the fifth finger, and a bilateral hip disability. The effective date for the grants of service connection for certain conditions was set to October 28, 2020.

The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder condition, finding that it was aggravated by his service-connected left knee condition.