Shoulder decisions — 2025

Service connection for nummular eczema and a mid-chest keloid is granted. Service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is denied.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for PTSD and left upper extremity nerve impairment but remanded the rating issue for the left shoulder disability.

The veteran's increased rating for sleep disorders from April 26, 2022, to May 2, 2023, is granted. Service connection for migraines is also granted from April 26, 2022. Other issues are remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and right ankle disability were denied. The claim for left shoulder disability was remanded for further examination.

The Board remanded all issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to errors in obtaining the Veteran's treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left shoulder disability was dismissed because the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed within one year of the rating decisions.

The veteran's appeal for an effective date of March 1, 2016, for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities was granted. The decision is based on the veteran's service-connected conditions precluding substantially gainful employment from that date forward.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for several conditions, including cervical spine degenerative disc disease and left ulnar and median neuropathy.

Service connection for left shoulder, right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities was denied. Service connection for erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The veteran's service connection for left elbow and shoulder disabilities is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition with pain was granted. The claim for a left shoulder condition with pain was remanded for further examination.

The veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a back disorder was denied. The veteran was granted a rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. Several other claims were remanded.

The appeal regarding the severance of service connection for PTSD was dismissed. Service connection for sleep apnea disorder was denied. The severance of service connection for hypertension was proper, while the severances for lumbosacral strain, right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, right knee tendinitis, left knee tendinitis, and erectile dysfunction were improper and service connection was restored. The issue of service connection for a headache disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, was remanded.

The appeals for the rating of the right shoulder and service connection for back pain were dismissed due to untimely filing. The claims for ankle pain, migraine, and bilateral hearing loss were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded all issues to the VA for further examination. The Veteran's service in Southwest Asia will be considered.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating of fibromyalgia was granted, but the claims for service connection for shoulder and elbow pain were remanded for further evaluation.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The claims for left hip and right shoulder disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions but granted a 20% rating for right knee strain effective February 18, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right shoulder strain, finding it was caused by her service-connected left wrist strain.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability was granted. Claims for low back disability and pain due to whole body vibration were denied, while the right knee disability claim was remanded.