Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the service connection of the left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were found insufficient due to lack of medical rationale and failure to address lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009612
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