The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right arm disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and an inaccurate factual basis in the previous VA examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining medical records from the surgery in 2006 and an addendum medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right rotator cuff tear.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052201
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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