Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and low back disabilities to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left shoulder, right hip, and thoracolumbar spine disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for status post tonsillectomy, right shoulder disability, and surgical scars, right shoulder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including TBI, migraine headache disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, and others, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities was withdrawn, and an effective date of April 7, 2023, was granted for a 40 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted increased ratings for major depressive disorder, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic and femoral nerves), and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, but denied a higher rating for the same conditions from February 10, 2022.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder impingement syndrome prior to April 18, 2022, and denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent from April 18, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis.

The appeal for service connection for recurrent left shoulder dislocation residuals, a back disability, depression, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of various conditions, and the appeal was dismissed. The Board also denied service connection for bilateral foot pain/flat feet.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied earlier effective dates, initial ratings higher than 30 percent for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and insomnia, and initial ratings higher than 10 percent for lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder condition and TDIU, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the claims for evaluation of bilateral shoulder and wrist disabilities, as well as entitlement to individual unemployability, due to them being moot.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, and right shoulder strain due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, sleep disturbances, right shoulder disability, back disability, groin disability, bilateral foot condition, and bilateral knee disabilities, to correct pre-decisional errors in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 26, 2022, for referral to the Director of Compensation Services for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied service connection for left and right hand disabilities, a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD, and a rating greater than 20 percent for the left shoulder disability. However, it granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.