Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder conditions due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain additional information on the extent of any ameliorative effects of medication taken by the Veteran on his service-connected condition, as the current medical evidence is inadequate in this regard.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101806
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