Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability due to missing records from the Veteran's active duty period and the need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the RO committed pre-decisional duty to assist error by not obtaining contemporaneous medical evidence in VA's possession, and that outstanding records are necessary for a proper decision on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020692
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