Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, right shoulder, and bilateral knee disabilities to obtain outstanding service records and adequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle, shoulder, and wrist conditions based on the Veteran's in-service injuries and ongoing symptoms.

The Board granted the extension of the temporary evaluation of 100 percent for the Veteran's left shoulder joint replacement and Special Monthly Compensation from March 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025. The claims for increased evaluations and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, all starting from January 1, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, left ear hearing loss, and right shoulder strain to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the AOJ rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, cervical spine, left shoulder, right shoulder, and sleep disabilities due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a right shoulder strain based on the evidence showing that his range of motion did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand arthritis and bilateral shoulder strain, finding no evidence to support a link between these conditions and her active military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral flat feet, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and both knee strains as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, bilateral knee pain, neck pain, right shoulder pain, and osteoarthritis of the whole body as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, right shoulder disability, insomnia, and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after active duty, and the current conditions are not shown to be related to service.

The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder but denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for bilateral shoulder and GERD disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variably diagnosed as PTSD, depression, and anxiety, but dismissed the appeals for left shoulder degenerative arthritis joint disease, cervicalgia with degenerative changes of the neck, a bilateral eye condition, denied an effective date prior to July 11, 2020, for service connection for lumbosacral strain, and remanded the claim for TIA.

The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal and other conditions as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's active service and her current disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with panic disorder and MDD, as well as an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder strain with degenerative arthritis.

The appeal for an earlier effective date and increased rating for ALS, as well as the claim for special monthly compensation at a higher rate, were denied.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss, while remanding claims for a left shoulder disorder and neck disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and neck disability to obtain additional evidence.