Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and left knee disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches, right knee strain, left knee strain, right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, and lumbosacral strain with IVDS due to deficiencies in the duty to assist and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for low back injury, denied service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, and denied a higher disability rating for PTSD. The claim for service connection for pain of left shoulder was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for various other conditions, as well as increased rating claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions due to incomplete service treatment and personnel records.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions as the appeals were not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, but denied service connection for depression, chronic ear infections, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), acne, arthritis, heart attack, thyroid disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, catarrhal fever (common cold), foot disability, ventral hernia, dental disability, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with bipolar spectrum disorder prior to January 3, 2025.

The appeal was dismissed for the right shoulder rotator cuff tear, sleep apnea was granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD, and left shoulder degenerative arthritis and back injury were denied.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for herpes genitalia and remanded the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, and thoracic spine disorder.

The Board granted revision of the April 2007 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for right shoulder degenerative joint disease, assigning a 10 percent rating effective January 1, 2007. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), emphysema, and left shoulder degenerative arthritis to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to satisfy a regulatory or statutory duty that may aid in substantiating the Veteran's claims.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The veteran has withdrawn all pending appeals, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to review them.

The Board denied service connection for a right leg disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left shoulder disorder as the evidence did not support the claims.

The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating higher than 20 percent prior to November 7, 2019, and higher than 40 percent from November 7, 2019, to May 17, 2020, for right shoulder traumatic tendonitis due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability but granted service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, non-allergic rhinitis, and right shoulder strain, as the evidence did not support a higher level of impairment than currently rated.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's right shoulder and sinusitis disabilities, effective December 20, 2021.