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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012235
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for a VA addendum opinion from an orthopedic specialist.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the issues of service connection for various conditions are not ripe for appellate consideration.
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