Shoulder decisions — 2025

The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition was withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including bilateral ovarian cysts, hyperprolactinemia, IBS, right shoulder strain, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbosacral strain, and uterus fibroids with amenorrhea.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board denied service connection for various knee, leg, shoulder, hip, neck, and ankle disorders as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active-duty service or any service-connected disability.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for his left shoulder replacement, and remanded other issues related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted extensions for temporary total evaluations based on convalescence following surgeries for the veteran's service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, but granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and shin splints as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for restoration of ratings and higher ratings for various conditions, as well as earlier effective dates for certain ratings.

The Board denied service connection for Raynaud's syndrome, a cervical spine / neck disability, nerve damage, and a right shoulder disability. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for various foot and hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and a neck disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions had their onset in service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including left ankle, right ankle, right knee, left knee, right shoulder, left shoulder, back, headaches (including migraines), sinus condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, bilateral shoulder strain, and right knee strain based on the Veteran's competent and credible statements of symptoms beginning in service.

The Board denied service connection for right knee and shoulder disabilities but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and various musculoskeletal conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a compensable rating for UTIs, and an increased rating for the psychiatric disorder. The claims for hypertension, shin splints, left shoulder disability, and neck disability were remanded.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal to reopen claims for service connection for a right knee and right shoulder disorder based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and adjustment disorder. The claims for service connection for left knee pain, right knee pain, low back pain, right shoulder pain, and left shoulder pain were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.