Shoulder decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and PTSD, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 29, 2024, for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), but other claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's residual scar, left shoulder surgery and remanded claims for increased ratings for left knee post-traumatic arthritis with shin splint and status post rotator cuff repair left shoulder with arthritis.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome, 10 percent for chronic sinusitis, 50 percent for tension headaches, and 30 percent for left shoulder degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for osteoarthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, as well as temporary total evaluations and TDIU, based on the evidence not demonstrating a current disability distinct from or secondary to a left clavicle fracture residual condition that was incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded claims for left shoulder impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and a right foot condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and left ankle disability. The claims for right knee, right ankle, back, right hand, left hand, left wrist, right wrist, and right shoulder disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, a left knee disability, and peptic ulcer disease with gastritis and helicobacter Pylori as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder and right knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation of thoracic outlet syndrome with left shoulder involvement, dismissed an appeal regarding a proposed reduction in the evaluation of thoracic outlet syndrome with right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and denied earlier effective dates for service connection for scar, right upper extremity, as well as claims for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain as secondary to the left shoulder strain, and thoracic sprain as secondary to the left shoulder strain.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for a neck disability and a right shoulder disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher disability ratings, as well as denied a compensable rating for left and right hip strains with impairment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the claim for a bilateral eye disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a sleep condition, left shoulder bursitis, left wrist CTS, right wrist CTS, upper back condition, lower back condition, and right shoulder bursitis as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to military service.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 40 percent for the right shoulder disability and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria, both effective October 27, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, bilateral toenail fungus and athlete's foot, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and furuncle incision and drainage healed scar (claimed as cyst removal on buttocks with scar), but denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma associated with allergic rhinitis. The claims for service connection for prostate cancer and gum disease were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 10, 2016, for the grant of service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, and major depressive disorder disabilities.