Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted the readjudication of service connection for diabetes, but denied or remanded other claims based on a lack of new and relevant evidence or due to incomplete medical records.

The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disability to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the November 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disorders to ensure a new examination is conducted, as the previous medical opinion did not adequately address all pertinent evidence of record.

The appeal for service connection for arthritis, degenerative, to include knees and shoulders was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the right shoulder scar, and denied ratings in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder limitation of motion, DJD with tendonitis and recurrent dislocation from July 18, 2016 to April 11, 2023. However, it granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal seeking service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities as well as right CTS was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding it less likely than not that the condition was related to the Veteran's service-connected upper extremity disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including neck strain, bilateral shoulder and knee strains, jaw condition, PTSD, anxiety, major depression, and sleep disturbances, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral shoulder disabilities to ensure an adequate record upon which to decide the claims, as the current examination report is insufficient due to its failure to account for the ameliorating effects of medication.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's back disability and remanded several other issues, including service connection for neurological abnormalities associated with the back disability, as well as ratings for left shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder conditions due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability or an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability to obtain a new medical opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's statements and service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service event or injury that caused the Veteran's condition.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell skin cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, tuberculosis, hematuria, hypercholesterolemia, and vitamin deficiency. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ear hearing loss and assigned a 30 percent disability rating. The claims for left ear hearing loss, initial ratings for shoulder conditions, and right ear hearing loss were denied.

The Board granted service connection for Non Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with macular edema secondary to diabetes mellitus and denied the claims for a right shoulder condition, right upper extremity neuropathy, and skin cancer.

The Board denied service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, left shoulder rotator cuff tear with surgical repair, lumbosacral strain, and an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.