Shoulder decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone has rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and he is entitled to a TDIU. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to special monthly compensation from October 19, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, as no VA examiner has provided an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension was granted, and a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD beginning November 11, 2020, was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for scars resulting from surgery for malignant melanoma incurred during active duty service and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and providing an examination.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, left hip condition, right hip condition, lower back condition, right shoulder condition, and bilateral shin splints. The TBI claim was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disorders, and multiple sclerosis to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis on a presumptive basis due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms of pain have been continuous since an injury during a period of INACDUTRA.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or nexus to service.

The Veteran's PTSD with mild alcohol use disorder in partial remission was granted a disability rating of 70 percent, but no more, on and after July 19, 2021. Other claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board granted service connection for right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder pain, acquired psychiatric disabilities (adjustment mood disorder, depressive disorder, mental disorder), and neurogenic bladder (frequent urination) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral shoulder disability, and a lumbosacral disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an insufficient VA examination.

The appeal was granted for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder and the reduction in rating for migraine headaches. Other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities due to an insufficient VA examination.

The Board remands the matter for another VA examination to address the Veteran's lay contentions and the secondary service connection theory of entitlement.

The Board denied the request to reopen the groin injury claim for lack of new and material evidence, denied service connection for bleeding of the colon on the merits, and remanded three issues (right shoulder condition, epididymitis, and the 38 U.S.C. § 1151 perforation claim) for further development after reopening the perforation claim based on newly received evidence.