Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow for the acquisition of additional evidence, including the Veteran's service treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left shoulder strain, left wrist sprain, right shoulder strain, and right wrist sprain as they are etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a right ankle disorder, degenerative arthritis with low back pain, Scheuermann's disease of the lumbar spine, a right shoulder disorder, a left shoulder disorder, tendinitis, and hypogonadism, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses related to these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder degenerative arthritis and strain, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder degenerative joint disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records relevant to the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied a compensable rating for post-concussion headache and remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle, right shoulder, and right knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various scars, finding that none of the scars met the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his thoracolumbar spine, left and right shoulder disabilities, hypertension, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and remanded claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, and thoracic spine disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shin splints, cervical strain (claimed as neck strain), lumbosacral strain (claimed as lower back strain), left shoulder strain (claimed as painful joints), and right shoulder strain (claimed as painful joints) to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the case to schedule a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's preexisting right clavicle fracture was worsened by his active service.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder, hip and ankle conditions as well as a TDIU due to the need for additional medical opinions addressing secondary causation and aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, and lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis. The claim for hypertension was denied.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted an initial separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher, for vertigo secondary to tinnitus. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right hip, and right knee disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for left ocular hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for a lower back condition and a right shoulder condition.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for various disabilities, including a cervical spine disability with residuals to the right upper extremity, a right shoulder disability, a left shoulder disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and a heart disability.