Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating for various disabilities, including a chest muscle strain, right arm disability, erectile dysfunction (ED), and right shoulder disability.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left and right ankle arthritis, as well as separate 20 percent ratings for left and right ankle instability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to insufficient medical examinations.

The Board denied increased ratings for the left elbow and shoulder disabilities, as well as special monthly compensation based on loss of use or need for aid and attendance.

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination that fully considers the Veteran's contentions regarding his left shoulder condition.

The Board remands the claim for a bilateral shoulder disorder to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the condition was caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities, including falls due to a lumbar spine and/or hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding no evidence of chronicity in service or continuity of symptomatology and no medical nexus between the current condition and an in-service injury.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right shoulder strains due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for back, right knee, right leg, right shoulder, and TBI disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, left and right shoulder disabilities, back disability, pain and/or fatigue disability (chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia), and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with nephrolithiasis to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, low back and right shoulder as the conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the service connection claims for a left and right shoulder disability due to the lack of a VA examination to determine their nature and etiology.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder bicipital tendonitis and denied service connection for a right foot disorder, claimed as a stubbed right big toe, separate and distinct from bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, left knee, right knee, right ankle, and right testicle disabilities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a stomach scar but denied initial compensable ratings for back and right shoulder scars.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition but remanded the claims for left shoulder and bilateral foot conditions due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a left shoulder disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for right and left shoulder limitation of motion to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability, right shoulder disability, neck disability, right knee disability, bilateral hip disabilities, and bilateral elbow disabilities as there is no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year following discharge from active duty, and the current conditions are not related to any aspect of service.