Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability and left shoulder disability as secondary to a service-connected right shoulder disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for Other Specified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder, Adjustment-Like Disorder from September 11, 2020, but denied a rating more than 20 percent for right shoulder strain with calcific tendonitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the right shoulder condition in relation to the service-connected back disability.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, right and left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and a right shoulder disability. The claim for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was remanded.

The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome and other service-connected disabilities have been found to warrant increased ratings, with a 40 percent rating granted for the right shoulder disability and TDIU granted.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability manifested by pain, finding that the condition is etiologically related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted an effective date of February 15, 2023, for the grant of service connection for right shoulder arthritis and denied a rating higher than 20 percent for left (minor) rotator cuff tendinopathy with degenerative arthritis.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for right shoulder, elbow, and hip disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for left ear hearing loss, while remanding claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, a left shoulder disability, and a low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for low back disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The right shoulder disability was dismissed by the Veteran's request to withdraw the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right hip tear of right acetabular labrum and labral tear, left shoulder due to insufficient evidence of additional limitation of motion beyond what is already compensated by the current ratings.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for left and right shoulder strain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings, TDIU, and SMC prior to October 11, 2016, as well as remanded issues related to a shoulder disability.

The Board found that the Veteran was not unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of his service-connected disabilities prior to July 11, 2019.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for varicose veins of the left leg with scar prior to December 16, 2024, and denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent. Other claims were either denied or remanded.

The Board remands the case for additional development and consideration of various issues, including increased rating claims for low back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee disability, right hip disability, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and entitlement to a TDIU prior to May 10, 2022, as well as service connection for a right shoulder disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevents her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and she has met the threshold minimum percentage requirements for a TDIU. Additionally, she is entitled to special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The Board remands the service connection claims for PTSD, right shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to the need for further development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and a VA examination.

The appeal for an increased rating for tinnitus is dismissed, and the claims for service connection for fatigue, a neck strain, trigger finger, left flatfoot, right flatfoot, and bilateral shoulder conditions are denied. The claims for service connection for foot and toe conditions are remanded.