Shoulder Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and active service.

The Board denied a higher rating for the right shoulder disability and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for left shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, effective December 12, 2024. The claim for readjudication of the initial rating for headaches syndrome based on new and relevant evidence is also granted.

The Board dismissed the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and denied entitlements to earlier effective dates, higher initial ratings, and increased ratings.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, and right wrist disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a right shoulder disability, finding that the evidence supports these disabilities are related to in-service injuries.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a foot disability, shin splints, atrial fibrillation, bronchial epithelial cells, mixed inflammatory cells, osteoarthrosis, CFS, diverticulitis, gall bladder disability, and cholecystectomy as there was no evidence of current disabilities or that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, low back, neck pain, PTSD, and left shoulder conditions, as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for alcohol abuse and remanded claims for tinnitus, low back disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraines and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for chronic bronchitis, while remanding several other claims.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity neuropathy (external popliteal nerve) and a total rating based on individual unemployability. The other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and shoulders disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury, disease or event that caused the current conditions, nor any evidence linking the current conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left elbow pain, left hip pain, left knee pain, right ankle pain, and right shoulder pain on a direct basis.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle tendonitis, a right knee condition (strain and osteoarthritis), and impingement syndrome of the left shoulder based on new and relevant evidence that was submitted.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development and to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder condition, as entitlement to such a rating did not arise until March 22, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, right-shoulder surgical scars, and status post right-shoulder surgery/labral tear.

The Board granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity paresthesia, right lower extremity paresthesia, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left elbow osteoarthritis. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability at a level qualifying as a VA compensation disability. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, low back, left hip, right and left knee, and right and left ankle disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, right foot disability (pes planus and plantar fasciitis), left foot disability (pes planus and plantar fasciitis), lumbar strain, right shoulder tendinopathy, left shoulder tendinopathy, right hand tendinopathy, and left hand tendinopathy on a direct basis.