The Board denied the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder and a left shoulder disorder as new and relevant evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence submitted did not provide a nexus to relate the Veteran's current shoulder disorders to his active service or any other etiology, thus it is not relevant to the respective claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder, to include right shoulder strain, left shoulder disorder, to include left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036470
What this means for you
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