Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of an increased rating for osteoarthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The July 2022 VA examination report was found to be internally inconsistent and failed to provide an opinion compliant with Correia v. McDonald, and the new VA shoulder examination did not address the remand instructions from recent Board decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis, left shoulder acromioclavicular joint
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25012780
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