The Board remands the appeal for new VA examinations to determine whether any bilateral shoulder disabilities, bilateral wrist disabilities, a cervical spine disability, and/or a thoracolumbar spine disability had their onset during, or are otherwise related to, the Veteran's military service.

The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not demonstrate current disabilities, and new VA examinations are necessary to determine whether any claimed disabilities are related to the Veteran's military service.

Claimed conditions

left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 7, 2025

Citation

A25011602

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