Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left shoulder disability due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board finds the previous VA examination opinions inadequate because they disregarded the Veteran's lay statements and post-deployment symptoms without explanation, which warrants a new opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102111
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