Shoulder decisions — 2026

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, right ankle disorder, and anxiety disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability did not manifest in or shortly after service and did not involve continuity of symptomatology from service to diagnosis, thus denying her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and left shoulder disability are granted as service connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition and a right elbow condition have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress have been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a right shoulder condition, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, and TBI residuals due to potential errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for recurrent dislocation, right shoulder is denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on current symptoms.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and low back disability are remanded to allow for further examination and determination of their relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right shoulder strain, elbow tendonitis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the knees. Service connection is denied for left and right ankle disabilities and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for tinnitus, as well as an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss, have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ankle disability and left shoulder disability have been granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right shoulder condition diagnosed as right rotator cuff tendonitis, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his active-duty training service in August 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus with right great toe hallux limitus; bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy; obstructive sleep apnea; cervical degenerative arthritis, disc disease, spinal stenosis, and C4-C7 fusion; left shoulder strain; lumbar degenerative disc disease; right shoulder strain; right knee tendonitis; left knee tendonitis; painful right neck scar; tinnitus; right lower extremity polyneuropathy; and left lower extremity polyneuropathy render him unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA needs to obtain examination reports and determine if the service-connected conditions meet the criteria for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection and rating determinations have become moot.

Service connection is granted for dry eye syndrome, photophobia, and right knee PFPS. Service connection for right shoulder strain and left shoulder strain is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to service connection and rating decisions from February 2017, May 2019, and November 2019 due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from maintaining employment in the construction industry, and he was able to work with accommodations such as sedentary work and frequent breaks. The Board denied his claim for a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, finding that his right shoulder pain was caused by falls due to instability in his knees.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder rotator cuff tendinosis, left lower extremity restless leg syndrome, right lower extremity restless leg syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to her military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error in the initial disability rating for right shoulder arthritis. The Veteran needs an addendum medical opinion regarding additional lost range of motion during painful flare-ups.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's low back condition, and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for right ankle, left ankle, and right wrist conditions.