Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and neck disorder to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the Veteran's assertions of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability, left shoulder disability, and bilateral vision disability due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's November 2017 Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher initial disability evaluation and entitlement to TDIU prior to September 19, 2014.

The Veteran was granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 26, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a low back disability, and a left shoulder disability. The decision also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, and lumbar spine conditions based on the evidence being in approximate balance regarding their etiological relation to active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, a bilateral shoulder disorder, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and rheumatoid arthritis as there is no evidence of current disabilities. The claims for hypertension, back disorder, foot disorder, hip disorder, and peripheral neuropathy were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for left shoulder strain, DDD of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding flare-ups and baseline severity.

The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring a new VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a left shoulder disability due to deficiencies in the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, low back disability, and left lower extremity radiculopathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for back disability, neck disability, anemia, right shoulder impingement and degenerative arthritis, back scars, stenosis and facet joint hypertrophy of the lumbar spine and chronic thoracic myalgia, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous opinions were found inadequate.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or service connection.

The veteran's appeal was denied as it was not timely filed, and good cause for an extension of time to file the appeal has not been shown.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right knee, left knee, and left shoulder disabilities to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue, bilateral hearing loss, low back, musculoskeletal shoulder, musculoskeletal knee, bilateral leg, and testicular conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a right forehead scar and remanded the claims for service connection of various other disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion that fully considers the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including any side effects from medications.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TMJ disorder prior to March 23, 2020, and a 50 percent rating from that date forward. The decision also remanded issues related to secondary service connection.