Shoulder Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability, and a mental health disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a right and left shoulder disability, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these disabilities are due to active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, plantar fasciitis, sleep disorder, and acquired psychiatric disability due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the evaluations of various service-connected disabilities and denied eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastric ulcers, respiratory disability, chronic sinusitis, muscle joint pain of the right and left shoulders, bilateral hearing loss, and traumatic brain injury. The claims were not granted.

The Board granted an effective date of August 21, 2019, for the award of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and remanded other claims including those for service connection for right knee, left knee, right shoulder, left shoulder disabilities, TDIU, and a higher rating for psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and right bundle branch block.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, finding that the disability was aggravated during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disability, and a right shoulder disability to provide additional medical opinions.

The Board granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a right knee torn ACL but denied service connection for right and left hand disabilities, a left shoulder disability, hypertension as secondary to migraine cephalgia, and a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine cephalgia.

The Board remands the claims for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for a right shoulder disability, covering two separate periods of time, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's separation from service. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a right hip disability due to lack of new and relevant evidence, while remanding claims for service connection for right shoulder and right knee disabilities for further medical evaluation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral shoulder disabilities to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the February 2025 rating decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability and cervical spine disorder to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for multiple other disabilities, including left and right ankle, CTS, IBS, knee, shoulder, sleep apnea, and back conditions.

The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, and the claims for service connection were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for left pectoral strain and sleep apnea has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for right ear, right shoulder strain, right achilles tendonitis, and duodenitis status post peptic ulcer disease.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded claims related to a low back disability, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, and other conditions due to insufficient evidence.