Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of a left shoulder disability to obtain a new medical opinion. The Board found that previous opinions did not adequately consider the veteran's lay reports.
The deciding factor: The Board agreed with the Veteran's representative that the February 2024 examiner did not meaningfully consider the Veteran's lay reports consistent with prior remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, osteoarthritis, bicipital tendonitis, tear of the supraspinatus tendon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000775
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