Shoulder decisions — 2025

The appeal of whether a timely request for Higher-Level Review was received for the March 2014 denial of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and right shoulder disability is denied.

The Board remands the matter for an additional examination to assess the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disability, as the May 2018 VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate due to missing treatment records from August 2010.

The Board granted an additional 10 percent for one or more scars that are both unstable and painful, but denied a rating higher than 20 percent for service-connected painful and unstable left arm and shoulder scars.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied service connection for left shoulder synovitis, cervical spine strain, anterior right upper chest scar, right shoulder acromioclavicular joint separation, and right shoulder limitation of motion.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right and left shoulder disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for calcific tendonitis of the left elbow, finding it had its onset during active service. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, cervical condition, and TBI, to include any residuals thereof, as additional medical evidence is needed.

The Board denied service connection for both the right and left shoulder disorders as there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.

The appeal regarding service connection for left and right lower extremity sciatica was dismissed as untimely, while other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, as well as a higher rating for the veteran's depressive disorder.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, service connection for right leg radiculopathy, an initial compensable rating for migraines, and service connection for a left shoulder disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder as the probative evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an initial compensable rating for residual scars of a shell fragment wound of the left shoulder.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine and right shoulder conditions, denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aortoiliac occlusive disease, and restored the 10 percent disability rating for right hip arthritis with limitation of flexion and adduction.

The Board denied increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, left knee ACL tear instability, left knee limitation of extension, and left knee painful flexion. The claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee pain, right shoulder pain, and traumatic brain injury were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability, back disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, and right knee disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unavailable service treatment records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disorders, as well as right and left elbow disorders, based on the lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty or any service-connected disability.