Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of back and bilateral shoulder disorders due to incomplete service treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that obtaining outstanding service treatment records is necessary to substantiate the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004364
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