Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for right foot metatarsalgia, while remanding the other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot pain, left shoulder strain, and right shoulder strain as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right hand little finger healed fracture and bilateral foot pes planus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including sinusitis, headaches, and sciatica. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for asthma.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and an initial 10 percent rating for a headache disability, while denying ratings in excess of 40 percent for a low back disability and any compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. Service connection was granted for tinnitus and bilateral foot disabilities but denied for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder pain as there is no evidence of an in-service incurrence or etiological link between service and the development of right shoulder pain.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disorder, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder as there was no evidence of chronic conditions during or shortly after service, and the current conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to January 18, 2017, due to inextricably intertwined issues regarding service connection for various disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, neck disability, right wrist disability, and left wrist disability due to the Veteran's lack of credibility in relating his history of these disabilities through lay statements on account of material inconsistent statements.

The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and remanded the remaining issues for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board granted an effective date of April 1, 2013, for the grant of service connection for acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis of the right shoulder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for deviated nasal septum and left shoulder bursitis and tendinosis to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's service connection claims, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claims after they were previously denied.

The appeal for service connection for sinusitis was denied, while the other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and dismissed the appeals related to the proposed reductions in ratings for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis and rotator cuff tendonitis, and cervical spine.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for increased ratings for left ankle sprain, left shoulder strain, left knee strain, and right knee sprain due to the need to discount the effects of medication.

The veteran's appeal request was denied as it was not timely filed, and no good cause was shown to extend the filing period.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to a claims processing error. The appeals for service connection for bilateral shoulder disability and back disability were denied, while the appeal for sleep disorder was remanded.

The Board is remanding the appeal for another VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected left shoulder disability, as the previous examination did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder condition, neck pain, and foot condition due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional right shoulder, right-hand, and left-hand disabilities as there was no evidence that the VA treatment caused or aggravated these conditions.