Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder and right elbow disabilities to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing their etiology in relation to the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The December 2022 VA-contracted opinions are deemed inadequate, as they do not clearly attribute the claimed disabilities to either in-service or post-service factors, necessitating a remand for further clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, right elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022088
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