Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and major adjustment disorder, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine, left shoulder, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities. The claims for service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability, left leg shin splints, and right shoulder condition were remanded.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Board denied service connection for a right wrist disorder, right elbow disorder, and right shoulder disorder as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for cervical spine, low back, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, and sleep apnea based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical spine, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder arthritis, left and right shoulder instability, and a right shoulder scar disabilities but granted restoration of the 20 percent rating for right shoulder instability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation, a compensable rating for his neck scar, and higher ratings for various service-connected conditions.

The appeal for service connection for left shoulder, left hip, left thigh, and left knee conditions and an increased rating for the back condition was dismissed due to a concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability, and a mental health disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a right and left shoulder disability, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these disabilities are due to active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, plantar fasciitis, sleep disorder, and acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the evaluations of various service-connected disabilities and denied eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastric ulcers, respiratory disability, chronic sinusitis, muscle joint pain of the right and left shoulders, bilateral hearing loss, and traumatic brain injury. The claims were not granted.

The Board granted an effective date of August 21, 2019, for the award of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and remanded other claims including those for service connection for right knee, left knee, right shoulder, left shoulder disabilities, TDIU, and a higher rating for psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and right bundle branch block.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, finding that the disability was aggravated during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, and a right shoulder disability to provide additional medical opinions.

The Board granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a right knee torn ACL but denied service connection for right and left hand disabilities, a left shoulder disability, hypertension as secondary to migraine cephalgia, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine cephalgia.

The Board remands the claims for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for a right shoulder disability, covering two separate periods of time, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's separation from service. The other claims were remanded for further development.