Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder degenerative arthritis with rotator cuff tear, cervical strain, and low back disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's history of diving in service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions obtained are found to be inadequate as they do not address the VA memo regarding the consequences of diving, specifically osteoarthritis secondary to compression arthralgia.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative arthritis with rotator cuff tear, cervical strain, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25102542
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