Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain relevant non-VA treatment records prior to issuing its rating decision, constituting a pre-decisional duty to assist error that must be corrected.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017811
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