Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities to obtain additional medical nexus opinions.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner's negative nexus opinions did not adequately address the Veteran's lay reports of persistent symptoms since service, and other evidence in the file.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, to include impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis and acromioclavicular ligament sprain or chronic tendinitis, right shoulder disability, to include impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis and acromioclavicular ligament sprain or chronic tendinopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104818
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