Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder rotator cuff tears due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's complete service treatment records.
The deciding factor: A formal finding of unavailability was not issued, constituting a pre-decisional duty to assist error which should be corrected on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101338
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