The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no credible evidence of an in-service injury or continuity of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's reports of an in-service injury and continuity of symptoms not credible due to lack of medical documentation at the time of separation and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- left bicipital tendon tear, left rotator cuff tear, left acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, status post left rotator cuff repair with acromioplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012235
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches diagnosed as migraines including migraine variants, but remanded the claims for hypertension, left rotator cuff tear, and right ear hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the issues of service connection for various conditions are not ripe for appellate consideration.
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