Shoulder decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder and joint pain, right shoulder joint and bone pain, left knee bone and joint pain, right knee bone and joint pain, depression, gums and tooth pain, and throat pain, to correct duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, right shoulder condition, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support an etiological link to service.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for right shoulder disability and denied increased ratings for various knee disabilities, radiculopathy, GERD, and MDD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and non-compensable ratings for his left and right shoulder injuries, as well as scars on both shoulders, based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and sinusitis, and increased the ratings for a left knee disability to 20 percent, a back disability (lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative joint disease) to 40 percent, and a right shoulder disability to 40 percent.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions and increased ratings for service-connected disabilities is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for kidney disease and fatty liver, as well as dismissed the appeals for left shoulder condition, hypertension, PTSD, DM II, residuals of lactic acidosis, and underactive thyroid due to untimely Notices of Disagreement.

The Board dismissed the appeal for chronic bronchitis as untimely and denied service connection for various other conditions including a left ankle disorder, asthma, shoulder disorder, chest disorder, foot disorder, GI disorder, hand disorder, knee disorder, and neck disorder due to lack of evidence supporting their direct relation to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disorder, right shoulder painful scar, left shoulder disorder, right ankle disorder, left knee disorder, and right leg atrophy and muscle deterioration in calf, quad, hamstring, as new VA etiology opinions are needed to address the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the claims for increased ratings and denied a compensable rating for right shoulder scars, while remanding several other issues including service connection for a right hand disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, left foot disability (other than pes planus), and right foot disability (other than pes planus).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a right knee condition, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, low back condition with right side leg pain, left knee condition, hypertension, headaches, respiratory condition, and psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a right arm disability, diagnosed as right shoulder strain, tendinopathy, tendinosis, and degenerative joint disease, based on the evidence showing that these conditions initially manifested during service and continuously progressed and worsened after discharge.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a left wrist condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, dry mouth, and a skin condition. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disorder and right shoulder degenerative arthritis with rotator cuff tendinosis based on the evidence showing a relationship to active service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral shin splints, shoulder, wrist, hand, and foot disabilities, as the evidence did not support a current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and bilateral wrist disabilities, as there was no persuasive evidence that these conditions had their onset during active service or were related to any in-service injury.

The Board remands the claims for additional medical examination to address deficiencies in the current evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, back condition, and left knee condition as further development is needed to obtain VA examinations and medical opinions.