Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including acquired psychiatric disabilities and hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active service.

The Board denied service connection for left hip, left knee, right hand (thumb and fingers), and left shoulder disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the appeal period. The lumbar strain with hyperlordosis and disc narrowing is remanded for further consideration.

The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right shoulder condition were dismissed due to the Veteran filing his appeal more than one year after the notice of rating decision denying his claims.

The appeal for service connection of multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and cervical spine disabilities, an earlier effective date of July 22, 2022, for a 50 percent rating for other specific trauma and stressor related disorder, and a 20 percent initial rating for hypertension.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, while granting others.

The Board dismissed the claims for initial ratings higher than 10 percent or compensable ratings for various disabilities due to premature Notice of Disagreement filings.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for muscle and joint pain, to include fibromyalgia, due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the March 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's current shoulder strain is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, bilateral shoulder condition, temporomandibular disorder, and bilateral wrist condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and a right shoulder disability, thus these claims are dismissed.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeals for service connection for a back condition, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, left knee condition, and left ankle condition.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain and right knee strain effective February 10, 2023, but dismissed the claims as moot. The Board also granted increased ratings for certain conditions while denying others.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a musculoskeletal, neck/upper back cervical spine condition and a left shoulder condition to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a left shoulder condition due to the need for a VA examination and outstanding private medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded several issues for further development.

The Board granted an initial evaluation not to exceed 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood for the period prior to August 8, 2023, but denied a higher rating since that date. The other service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder, which is claimed as depression, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for right shoulder glenohumeral joint and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a right-hand condition, anxiety, and migraine (headaches) and assigned noncompensable ratings for the Veteran's left hand disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right elbow condition, right shoulder condition, burn scar(s), low back condition, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for female sexual arousal disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left shoulder disorder to correct duty to assist errors.