Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for fibrocystic breast disease and remanded the issues related to the right shoulder bursitis and surgical scar.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from November 5, 2015 to January 4, 2024 due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the matter for a VA medical examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disability, as there is no current medical opinion on file.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder arthritis on a chronic disease presumptive basis, but remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral eye disability.

The Board denied service connection for flat feet, finding that the Veteran's preexisting pes planus was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis based on evidence of the condition during active duty and after considering STRs reflecting a right shoulder injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected right shoulder strain and impingement syndrome, to include acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a left shoulder disability, but remanded the claims for right shoulder, right hip, and left hip disabilities for further development.

The Board granted service connection for chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood and alcohol use disorder, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The Board also granted service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome as secondary to the Veteran's right shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded the claim for a left shoulder disability, to include compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, back condition, and remanded the claims for a neck condition and left shoulder condition.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between the current disabilities and active duty. The claims for service connection for headaches, lumbar spine condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and right upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded for further development.

The claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, left hip, right leg, left leg, right shoulder, left shoulder, upper back, lower back, and anxiety/nerves were dismissed due to an improperly completed notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for a right wrist disability, but remanded the claims for left shoulder and left thumb disabilities due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the motion for revision of the January 25, 2002 Rating Decision based on clear and unmistakable error.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability to ensure that all necessary evidence is considered and an adequate medical examination is provided.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied a rating higher than 20 percent for the veteran's right shoulder disability.

The appeals for service connection for a back disability and left shoulder disability were withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.