Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for asthma, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), a right shoulder disorder, and a back disorder due to lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The appeal for service connection for a right shoulder disability was dismissed because the Board found that there is no case or controversy and there remain no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.

The Board granted an effective date of July 11, 2023, for the grant of service connection for PTSD, migraines, a bilateral shoulder disability, a low back disability, and bilateral knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative joint disease of the lower back, sleep apnea, bilateral chronic venous insufficiency, and a bilateral knee disability. The appeal was dismissed for an effective date prior to December 28, 2006, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability and service connection for a left shoulder disability are remanded for further evidentiary development.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, but denied or remanded the claims for service connection for a recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disability, prostatitis, erectile dysfunction, left elbow disability, esophageal disability to include GERD, gastrointestinal disability to include IBS, headache disability, right shoulder disability, heart disability, bilateral foot disability, and compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a right shoulder disability to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for obstructive sleep apnea and left rotator cuff tear including acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in any of them.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder and residual surgical scar of the right shoulder, but remanded a claim for service connection for right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied higher ratings for right shoulder AC joint strain with degenerative changes and headaches. The claim for a compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome was remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right shoulder and left thigh disabilities, but granted an evaluation of 30 percent from June 15, 2010 to May 25, 2017 for right posterior shoulder instability based on frequent dislocation and a separate evaluation of 20 percent from May 25, 2017 for the same condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining private medical records and a medical opinion.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal was denied for the left shoulder condition, and remanded for further development of evidence related to right knee, left knee, sleep apnea, and seizure disorder claims.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities.

The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a bladder disorder and the appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date that the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) mailed the notice of the rating decision being appealed.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, left hand acne, rhinitis, headaches, tinnitus, a low back disability, a right shoulder disability, and a left finger disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all claims on December 16, 2024.