Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder injury, but remanded the claims for a right wrist condition and right hand degenerative arthritis of 1st MCP, MCC joint (thumb) due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examination provided an adequate opinion for the right shoulder claim. However, the examiner's opinions for the right wrist and right hand claims were found to be inadequate, necessitating a remand for additional evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder injury, claimed as right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, rotator cuff tendonitis, labral tear, AC joint osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis, right wrist condition, right hand degenerative arthritis of 1st MCP, MCC joint (thumb) (claimed as right metacarpal)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25019987
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