Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to errors in the duty to assist. The Veteran's claims will be re-adjudicated by the AOJ.

The veteran is granted an effective date of December 14, 2018 for a 30 percent evaluation for their right shoulder disability.

The Board denied all claims, including service connection for various disabilities and earlier effective dates for granted service connections.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions due to lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The appeals for service connection and increased disability rating were dismissed due to an untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The appeal for service connection of a right shoulder condition was dismissed because the veteran filed multiple notices of disagreement without proper adjudication or withdrawal.

Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes is granted. All other conditions are denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and scars from bilateral shoulder surgery. The Board found that previous examinations did not adequately address whether the veteran's injuries would have been recorded in service treatment records or if the veteran would have reported symptoms.

The veteran's claim for a right ankle disorder was dismissed because it was already granted. The veteran's claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae was granted. Claims for left shoulder disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, and headaches were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder disorders and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy because no new and relevant evidence was received.

Service connection for the veteran's back disability was granted. Other issues related to right hand, right shoulder, right wrist, and right ankle disabilities were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's service connection for several conditions, including lower back, knee, shoulder, neck, and asthma, was granted. However, service connection for sinusitis and bronchitis was denied.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that the evidence does not show it began during active duty or is related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date or higher rating for tinnitus. It remanded decisions on service connection for hernia and right shoulder disabilities.

The veteran's right shoulder disability rating was increased to 30% and service connection for headaches was granted.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions due to lack of current diagnosis and functional impairment.

The veteran's service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome, also claimed as partial torn rotator cuff, is granted. The veteran's left shoulder disability is related to service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for the right shoulder condition was denied. The claims for back injury, neck condition, and left shoulder condition were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's higher rating for lumbar spine disability was granted with an effective date of May 28, 2021. All other issues were denied.

The Board remanded all issues to address a duty-to-assist error and locate missing private treatment records.