The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right shoulder and left thigh disabilities, finding that the evidence of record did not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported symptoms and medical records, giving more weight to the January 2024 VA examinations and October 2024 VA treatment notes over his April 2024 private provider opinion. The evidence supported ratings of 20 percent for the right shoulder and a noncompensable rating for the left thigh.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, left thigh disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108886
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