Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, and service connection for a right shoulder disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The appeal seeking service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the docketing of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including OSA and hypertension, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a back disorder, stomach disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and pain in the knees, feet, and shoulders, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or etiological relationships to service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right shoulder condition to obtain an adequate VA examination and medical opinion regarding direct service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back pain, left shoulder osteoarthritis, right shoulder rotator cuff, right bicep tendonitis, left bicep tendonitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and Meniere's Syndrome (vertigo) to address duty-to-assist errors.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to depression, flatfoot, tinnitus, right knee condition, left knee condition, neck condition, right shoulder condition, and arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the appeals for service connection for left foot, right foot, and right hand conditions due to untimely filings. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board granted service connection for a gunshot wound in the left upper arm, a left shoulder strain (secondary to the gunshot wound), and left and right knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right and left shoulder disorders as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability with bilateral radiculopathy, but remanded issues related to increased ratings for cervical radiculopathy and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder, and head injury disabilities to ensure proper development of the evidentiary record.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, but remanded the claims for back, neck, left foot, right foot, and left arm disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, left wrist arthritis, left foot arthritis, and heart disability, to include coronary artery disease (CAD), as the evidence was approximately evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran. The claims for diabetes mellitus and kidney disability were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, right upper extremity disorder, and left upper extremity disorder as the evidence did not support an etiological relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for both the right knee and right shoulder scars as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left knee arthritis, as well as a claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of lower extremities, to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for left shoulder strain, painful motion with degenerative arthritis and recurrent dislocation with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.