Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing direct and secondary service connection, including aggravation.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty-to-assist error necessitates a remand to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left shoulder disability, Right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104738
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