Shoulder decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than the specified dates have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, a right shoulder muscle tear with neuropathy (secondary to service-connected lumbar spine strain), and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is not a separate and distinct condition from his service-connected thoracotomy pain syndrome, thus denying a separate rating for this condition.

The Veteran's micturition syncope, OSA, cervical spine condition, left shoulder cervical radiculopathy, and numbness and tingling right upper extremity have been granted service connection with a 10% disability rating for micturition syncope. The other conditions are also granted but no specific rating is assigned.

Service connection for a left ankle disability is granted, while service connection for other joint disorders (including cervical spine, back, and shoulder) is denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for meningitis. The appeals for increased ratings for left ankle, right ankle, and left shoulder disabilities are REMANDED.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for an increased disability rating for service-connected left shoulder scars, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, left shoulder impingement, right shoulder impingement, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and left upper extremity radiculopathy have all been granted. A separate rating is also granted for left upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine, right shoulder, left shoulder, cervical spine, and skin conditions.,Reasoning: The evidence supports that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service injuries.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss, throat cancer and its complications, neck numbness, right shoulder numbness, and throat surgery scars. The AOJ will need to obtain relevant SSA records and VA treatment records, prepare a TERA memorandum and ILER report, and schedule an audiological examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a neck disability, and a right shoulder disability based on continuity of symptoms since service separation.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left shoulder and left ankle disabilities due to insufficient discussion of medication effects, lack of definition application, and failure to obtain private treatment records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of her right shoulder strain as secondary to her right knee instability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left (non-dominant) shoulder, right knee, and left knee are being remanded due to a failure to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).,The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also being remanded as it was denied in the most recent rating decision without an SSOC having been issued.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all the listed conditions and rating issues, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder condition and a right ankle condition, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for additional ratings under different diagnostic codes and separate rating for nonunion with loose movement or analogous to loose movement, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1998 rating decision.

The appeal for service connection of right shoulder condition and left shoulder strain is dismissed. The appeals for erectile dysfunction and low testosterone/hypogonadism are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder bicipital and rotator cuff tendonitis with rotator cuff tear and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, as well as left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis. The decision also noted that the Veteran's bilateral hip condition was remanded due to insufficient medical evidence.,The Board found no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current shoulder conditions or hip condition to his active service.