Partly granted
The Board granted the petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, but denied petitions to reopen claims for residuals of heat exhaustion, any dysfunction regulating body temperature, and a right ankle condition. The Board also remanded claims for bruxism and a bilateral shoulder condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the previous final rating decision was new and material in the case of the bilateral shoulder condition but not in the cases of residuals of heat exhaustion, any dysfunction regulating body temperature, and a right ankle condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder condition, residuals of heat exhaustion, any dysfunction regulating body temperature, right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25015283
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