Shoulder decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination regarding various service-connected conditions, including left knee, shoulder, hip, ED, OSA, skin condition (dystrophic toenails), and lung condition (COPD). The effective date of service connection remains August 16, 2018.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's additional disabilities are proximately caused by VA care, treatment, or examination.

VA has granted service connection for GERD effective July 22, 2009. The Veteran's claims for asthma, left shoulder disability, and lumbar spine disability were reopened based on new evidence submitted in May 2023.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for eligibility to enroll in VA's pre-expansion 'legacy' and post-expansion PCAFC programs due to a failure to provide proper notice of decisions affecting the furnishing of assistance, as required by law. The Board also found that the May 2019 clinical assessment was inadequate and lacked sufficient explanation.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left shoulder disabilities, finding that they are secondary to her service-connected generalized atopic dermatitis.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD, heart condition, left-shoulder condition, and right-shoulder condition due to missing military personnel records and failure to obtain an examination.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability and a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service event or injury resulting in these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address incomplete service treatment records and clarify his periods of active duty, including his time in the Marine Corps Reserve. The rating for tinnitus remains denied as it already meets the maximum schedular evaluation.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and MDD have been granted effective from the dates of their respective claims.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the LUE, posttraumatic headaches, IBS, and left shoulder strain has not yet been established.

The Veteran's left shoulder arthroscopic labral tear repair with residual pain and decreased range of motion is granted a disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher. Other conditions are denied or not rated.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder and foot disabilities due to a lack of current evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.

All appeals concerning service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to the invalidity of the initial Notice of Disagreement submitted by the Veteran's surviving spouse before substitution was approved.

The Veteran's stress fracture of neck femur, right hip is granted service connection. The left shoulder strain claim remains pending as the appeal period includes a partial grant of benefits (20% rating). Tinnitus has been rated at its highest schedular level.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as she does not have current bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, cervical spondylosis, fibromyalgia, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder), disability manifested by atypical chest pain and breathing problems, and left shoulder disability are all remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability may have pre-existed service and is requesting further medical opinion to determine if it was aggravated by service. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been granted a disability evaluation of 50 percent, but no higher.,The Veteran's right and left shoulder disabilities are remanded for further examination to determine the appropriate disability rating.

The Veteran's right knee strain is related to an in-service right leg injury and service connection for this condition has been granted. Service connection for the right shoulder condition remains pending as a remanded issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a service-connected condition resulting in allergic rhinitis, residual scars of the left shoulder, bilateral tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as adjustment disorder), a cervical and cervicothoracic region pain disorder, radicular pain of the right upper extremity, or chronic sinusitis. The Veteran's hearing loss disability claim was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for asthma, back disability, and right shoulder disability. The claims are based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter in Iraq.

The Board has granted service connection for left elbow, bilateral shoulder, and migraine conditions based on the Veteran's reports of onset during service.