The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection for a left shoulder condition, as there was no evidence to support that his current disability was caused by VA treatment or related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's left shoulder condition was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA, nor was there a reasonable connection between an event and the current disability as required for 38 U.S.C. § 1151 compensation. For service connection, the evidence did not show that the Veteran's left shoulder condition was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110940
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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