The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate the previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for right eye and right shoulder. The matters are remanded so the AOJ may consider the claims on their merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted after the August 2019, April 2021, and February 2024 rating decisions that suggests a possible link between the Veteran's claimed disabilities and his military service. The claims for right eye and right shoulder conditions are reopened, while the other claims were denied as no new relevant evidence was submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye condition, right shoulder condition, degenerative cervical spinal disorder, gastroenteritis (GE) residuals, also claimed as acid reflux or GERD, left shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103118
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