The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, while remanding claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis, psychiatric disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and back disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found that the Veteran's left shoulder disability was not related to his active service due to lack of evidence supporting a connection between the in-service injury and current condition, and the passage of time since discharge from service. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis, psychiatric disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25015040
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