The Board denied service connection for right shoulder and right hand disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities. The claims for an autoimmune disease, OSA, and cataracts were remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of current right shoulder or right hand disabilities, and there was insufficient evidence linking the claimed conditions to service exposure or other service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- autoimmune disease, to include CFS and fibromyalgia, cataracts, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right hand disability, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045608
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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