Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, radiculopathy of the left and right upper extremities, but denied service connection for left knee strain with shin splints, thoracolumbar strain with IVDS, left shoulder disability to include shoulder strain with impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis, right shoulder disability to include shoulder strain with impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis with calcific tendinitis, and tinnitus.

The appeal for an evaluation greater than 30 percent for a left shoulder strain, and service connection for right shoulder strain, migraine headaches, and sinusitis is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left-hand disability to include numbness, right-hand disability to include numbness, left shoulder pain, right shoulder strain, and hypertension. The claim for a left ankle injury condition was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left shoulder disability, and right ankle disability based on the evidence being in approximate balance regarding their etiological relationship to active-duty service.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for a left shoulder condition, and the Board is dismissing the claim.

The Board grants service connection for major depressive disorder with alcohol abuse disorder, as it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.,The Board grants service connection for left shoulder rotator cuff condition, as it is related to the Veteran's military service.,The Board grants service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff condition, as it is related to the Veteran's military service.,The Board grants service connection for vertigo, as it is related to the Veteran's military service.,The Board grants service connection for left ankle arthritis, as it is related to the Veteran's military service.,The Board grants service connection for right ankle arthritis, as it is related to the Veteran's military service.,The Board denies service connection for status post right bicep tear, as it is not related to the Veteran's military service.,The Board denies service connection for a left arm disorder, diagnosed as left bicep pain, as it is not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left elbow disabilities but denied service connection for left ankle, right ankle, penile condition, sinusitis, left lower extremity shin splints, right lower extremity shin splints, and left elbow disabilities.

The veteran's requests to switch dockets and appeals for service connection were denied as untimely, with no good cause shown.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition and denied it for a right shoulder condition. The other issues, including the right knee, hypertension, OSA, and right elbow conditions, were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disorder to obtain an etiology opinion as the October 2024 VA examination was found incomplete.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for increased ratings and a compensable rating for various conditions, as these issues were deferred by the AOJ and not yet final.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right shoulder disability (recurrent dislocation), insomnia, major depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, it granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease, lumbosacral strain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left shoulder, right shoulder, and tinnitus disabilities as they were not related to his service. The claims for GERD, a hiatal hernia, and bilateral plantar warts were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for multiple joint conditions, including left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, elbow osteoarthritis, ankle strain, hip strain, and wrist strain.

The Board denied service connection for a neck injury, left shoulder injury, and low back injury as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board grants service connection for a left knee strain, right knee strain, and left shoulder condition based on their relation to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder strain and dismissed appeals for increased ratings of the nondisplaced fracture of the right index finger and tinea pedis. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee condition was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, back, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 1984 for the awards of service connection for IBS, bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral elbow tendinopathy, limitation of bilateral forearm supination, and bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for the other claimed conditions, remanding several claims for further development.