Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of an earlier effective date for TDIU due to the service-connected right shoulder disability, as a retrospective medical opinion is necessary to address the functional limitations of the Veteran's condition and its effect on his employability since July 23, 2010.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the impact of the Veteran's right shoulder disability alone on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder residuals status post prosthetic replacement
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109873
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