Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbar strain, and left shoulder strain based on a current disability related to an in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right foot condition other than hallux valgus and a left shoulder condition as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and left and right shoulder strains, but denied service connection for migraines.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder condition due to a failure of the duty to assist, requiring a VA examination.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right shoulder impingement syndrome due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a left hip disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder chronic pain and arthritis, as new evidence has been submitted since the prior denial.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition and a right shoulder condition, but dismissed the appeals for entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder condition and a right knee condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea) was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and a left shoulder disability, as these conditions are directly related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and a left arm disability, to include as secondary to the left shoulder disability, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for an adequate VA medical opinion.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability, a right shoulder disability, a low back disability, erectile dysfunction, inguinal hernia, and sleep disturbances is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, secondary to the service-connected back condition and remanded other claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various strains and sprains due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran was granted increased disability ratings for adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, and insomnia from August 11, 2020 to July 28, 2021, and service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and bilateral shoulder tendinosis. Erectile dysfunction was denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for lumbar degenerative disc disease and left shoulder impingement syndrome, granted a 20 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy with involvement of the sciatic nerve, and denied a compensable rating for left shoulder arthroscopic repair scars.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, a rating in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder disability, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further evidentiary development.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability but denied it for a right shoulder condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches, as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for left foot condition, depression, and right shoulder condition were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for left knee, right knee, right ankle, left ankle, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities but denied service connection for a right shoulder disability. The Board also remanded the claims for tension headaches, kidney condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder.