Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for insomnia and remanded claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence and failure to obtain necessary medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to PTSD, anxiety, claustrophobia, depression, left and right shoulder degenerative joint diseases, sleep disturbances, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue, a cold weather injury, diverticulosis and diverticulitis.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's status post left shoulder rotator cuff repair surgery disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome and RLE radiculopathy, as the evidence did not support a higher rating at any point during the appeal period.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for osteoarthritis and kidney disability due to ionizing radiation exposure for further development, including obtaining new medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, right shoulder disorder, and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for eosinophilic esophagitis with dysphagia and denied the claim for a right shoulder disorder. The left shoulder disorder was remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hysterectomy and residual symptoms, bilateral elbow disorders, bilateral shoulder disorders, and bilateral knee disorders due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder and knee disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee, bilateral shoulder, and low back disabilities.

The Board denied the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of the bilateral lower extremities, as there was no evidence that a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the Veteran's double amputation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including the need for VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as mood depressive disorder, due to the evidence being at least evenly balanced. The claims for left knee strain with medial collateral ligament sprain, right knee strain with medial collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder disability, and right hip disability were remanded.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for foot stress fractures, service connection for various arthritic conditions, and TDIU due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flatfeet, back disorder, neck disorder, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder degenerative arthritis with glenohumeral joint dislocation, right shoulder degenerative arthritis and right shoulder joint replacement, and bilateral knee degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, and granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, headaches/migraines, and left shoulder condition.

The Board granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability as secondary to medication used to treat the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, but denied higher ratings for the left ankle and right shoulder disabilities, and denied a higher rating for tinnitus.