Shoulder decisions — 2025

The appeal was denied for service connection of a right shoulder disability, but the application to readjudicate the matter of entitlement to TDIU due to new and relevant evidence is granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right shoulder disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the claims for revision of CUE in the December 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection for PTSD, finding that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for knee, neck, back, and shoulder strains to ensure compliance with a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, a right knee disorder, and a right shoulder disorder. The initial evaluations for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and peptic ulcer disease were also denied.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain, left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint separations, and migraine headaches. Atrial fibrillation and a left foot condition were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and denied service connection for right knee, left knee, cervical spine, right shoulder, right ankle, left ankle, and left hip disorders.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for right hand fracture, little finger and deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the left shoulder disability and granted an effective date of April 25, 2023, for the award of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as COPD, and bilateral shoulder, hand, wrist, and knee disorders due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for multi-joint arthritis, to include bilateral knee, shoulder, ankle, and elbow disabilities, as there are pre-decisional duty to assist errors that need correction.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address all symptomology and obtain relevant records from Vista Imaging.

The appeal for service connection for shoulder bursitis was dismissed because the Veteran filed an untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right ankle degenerative arthritis but denied increased ratings and earlier effective dates for other service-connected conditions.

The appeal for service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff disorder was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left shoulder disability were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them in favor of adjudication under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support a higher rating or a link between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and right wrist condition as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder pain as the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's condition and his active military service.