Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability and surgery to obtain a VA medical opinion, as there is insufficient competent medical evidence on file regarding the etiology of the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the low standard detailed in McLendon is met, and the AOJ's failure to obtain a VA medical opinion prior to the issuance of the rating decision on appeal constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error warranting corrective action.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098139
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