Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of various conditions and readjudicated the claim for a left wrist condition, finding new and relevant evidence. The appeal for PTSD was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a misunderstanding or miscommunication regarding scheduled examinations and outstanding relevant VA treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder disability based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches, a right shoulder disability, and PTSD to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, right wrist, right shoulder, left knee, and right knee strains based on the Veteran's in-service activities as a parachutist.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for radiculopathy, right lower extremity (RLE), sciatic nerve, and remanded the claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, and remanded the claims for residuals of a head injury, memory loss, major depressive disorder (depression), right hip strain, and a right shoulder condition due to deficiencies in the evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right shoulder disabilities, as well as an extraschedular referral for TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings to ensure compliance with a prior Board remand.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for left and right shoulder osteoarthritis with rotator cuff tendonitis and labral tear, finding that the Veteran experienced shoulder pain related to these conditions during his active-duty service from May 2000 to November 2003.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, and right ankle disabilities as there was no evidence of chronic disability in service or within a presumptive period, and no medical nexus to an in-service injury.

The appeal for higher ratings and TDIU was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims through his attorney.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a right shoulder disability, and remanded the claim for back disability due to inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted the claims to reopen for back, left shoulder, and neck disabilities but denied service connection for a skin disability, including tinea cruris. The back disability claim was denied on the merits, while the other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder arthritis, finding the evidence to be in equipoise as to whether it is related to active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for left foot, cervical spine, left shoulder, and right hip conditions, as well as a higher rating for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for right knee strain, lower back condition, right ankle sprain, right foot post-fracture pain, and PTSD were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee strains, a left shoulder disorder, a lumbar spine disorder, a left wrist disorder, and pes planus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the ratings of left knee degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, and somatic symptom disorder, both assigned as of February 28, 2020. The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability was not readjudicated.