Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for right shoulder and back pain to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the Veteran's work as a welder and in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address the Veteran's work as a welder or his in-service injury, leading to an inadequate opinion on service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis and degenerative arthritis, back pain, to include degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095168
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