Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for both the right and left shoulder disorders as there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.

The appeal regarding service connection for left and right lower extremity sciatica was dismissed as untimely, while other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, as well as a higher rating for the veteran's depressive disorder.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, service connection for right leg radiculopathy, an initial compensable rating for migraines, and service connection for a left shoulder disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder as the probative evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an initial compensable rating for residual scars of a shell fragment wound of the left shoulder.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine and right shoulder conditions, denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aortoiliac occlusive disease, and restored the 10 percent disability rating for right hip arthritis with limitation of flexion and adduction.

The Board denied increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, left knee ACL tear instability, left knee limitation of extension, and left knee painful flexion. The claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee pain, right shoulder pain, and traumatic brain injury were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability, back disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, and right knee disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unavailable service treatment records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disorders, as well as right and left elbow disorders, based on the lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty or any service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, cervical radiculopathy of the left upper extremity as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, bilateral spondylosis of the lumbar spine, and left and right shoulder trapezius muscle strain.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left shoulder condition and granted earlier effective dates of May 13, 2019, for both the service connection of left shoulder condition and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for right elbow, shoulder, and bicep tendon disabilities as well as a compensable rating for the right humerus disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service or the service-connected right humerus.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a neck disorder, low back disorder, shoulder disorders, knee disorder, ankle and foot disorders, skin rash, eye disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder tendonitis and to provide a retrospective estimate of flare-ups.

The claims for increased ratings for the left shoulder and bilateral knee disabilities are remanded due to non-compliance with previous Board directives.

The appeal seeking readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and vertigo, as well as the requests for readjudication of the previously denied claims for a left shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), erectile dysfunction (ED), bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, bilateral eye pseudophakia, sinus disability, emphysema with left lung nodule, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), skin disability, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are dismissed. The request for readjudication of the previously denied claim for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted in part as it was fully resolved by a June 2025 rating decision.