Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of those currently assigned.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, and right shoulder disorder based on the Veteran's in-service symptoms and continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a left foot, right foot, and left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability or a link to service.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded the claim for a left shoulder disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left shoulder and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher disability rating based on the range of motion findings and the impact of pain medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left and right shoulder condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 23, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied an initial compensable rating for the veteran's right hip disability with impairment of the thigh and right hip scars.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded a claim for service connection of sleep apnea.

The claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder is dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent appeals for the same issue under two separate appeal streams.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial increased rating for a left knee strain and a left ankle disability, as well as service connection claims for various conditions due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and a compensable rating due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining relevant medical records and examinations.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the left shoulder disability and a compensable initial rating for scars associated with the left shoulder, while remanding claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear disorder, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, PTSD, and a right shoulder disability to allow the AOJ to adjudicate them in the first instance based on all evidence of record.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for six surgical scars and insomnia, as secondary to the service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain status post laminectomy. It also granted a 50% disability rating for the intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain status post laminectomy, effective July 31, 2017, and a TDIU due solely to this condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including missing service treatment records and failure to notify the Veteran of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) of an April 2014 rating decision that assigned initial 10 percent ratings for labral tear, left shoulder, and residuals of right shoulder surgery.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, humeroscapular osteoarthritis, and clavicle fracture but granted a separate 10 percent rating for malunion of the clavicle.