Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 4, 2014 for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a higher rating for left shoulder impingement.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and TDIU is granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left shoulder disability, right little finger disability, low back disability, left hip disability, foot disability, cold injury residuals to ears, nose, face, and hands, and acid reflux, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for multiple disabilities, including knee and back conditions, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings and special monthly compensation based on housebound status due to incomplete development of the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and right ankle disabilities due to a failure to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a bilateral shoulder disability due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for allergies, an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and depression), and a left shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence linking the claimed conditions to active service.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids, right and left shoulder strains, but denied service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, right wrist strain, left wrist strain, tooth condition and gum condition. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and muscle strains in the left and right forearm group VII and shoulders, finding that these conditions began during the Veteran's active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder prevents him from obtaining and maintaining substantial gainful employment, and his chronic bronchitis is related to presumed military environmental exposure.

The Board denied service connection for left knee and shoulder disabilities, remanded the issues of cervical degenerative disc disease, left hand disability, right hand disability, and anxiety and depression due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, denied service connection for PTSD, and denied an increased rating for the right shoulder strain. The claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, lumbar spine, and lower extremity disorders were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and remanded the claims for right shoulder, right knee flexion, and right knee instability conditions due to insufficient examination evidence.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability due to missing records from the Veteran's active duty period and the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded claims for headaches, left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to October 17, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, left shoulder disability, maxillary sinusitis, left hip disability, and peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2011 rating decision.

The Board denied an increased initial rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and remanded claims for increased ratings for bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome.

The appeal for service connection for a right shoulder disability and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to January 4, 2024 was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election. The appeal for service connection for a left shoulder disability was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The appeal seeking service connection for a right shoulder condition was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to file an NOD within one year of the May 2016 rating decision.