Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and right shoulder disability to obtain additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for left lower extremity neuropathy but remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions.

The appeal for a compensable initial rating for erectile dysfunction was withdrawn, and several claims for service connection were denied. Additionally, the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for various conditions and ratings for his disabilities were also denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, denied a higher rating for left shoulder strain, and granted service connection for left leg and right leg shin splints.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic sinusitis, chronic headaches, dermatosis of arms and legs, uterine fibroids, bilateral shoulder disability, left wrist disability, and PTSD. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for a further VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disorder(s) and obtain outstanding private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbosacral strain. The claims for increased ratings were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating for hidradenitis suppurativa and granted service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, but remanded the claim for sleep apnea due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability to obtain an adequate addendum opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service-connected right shoulder, left shoulder, and cervical spine disabilities, as the evidence showed that these conditions arose on December 21, 2016.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 40 percent rating and service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, restored the 50 percent rating for migraines, and denied increased ratings for knee strain and shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU, finding that the schedular criteria adequately addressed his symptoms.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to conflicting information regarding the Veteran's ability to perform daily activities.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus was dismissed due to the absence of a controversy at issue.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, finding a causal relationship between the current disability and an in-service injury that occurred in March 2003.

The Board granted readjudication of a service connection claim for a low back disability and remanded claims for left knee osteoarthritis, right knee condition, right shoulder pain, left ankle condition, and right ankle condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder pain, right and left lower extremity pain, and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) as the evidence did not support a current disability.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 2, 2020 for the award of service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder in remission and TBI residuals but denied increased ratings for multiple disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder, status post left clavicle fracture and headaches. The claim for obstructive lung disease was remanded.