Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to clarify whether the right shoulder surgery on July 17, 2024, was authorized for payment by VA and/or Optum.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting information regarding authorization for payment of the surgery, necessitating a clinical review.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109802
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