The veteran's claim for service connection of right shoulder dysfunction was granted and remanded. The Board found new evidence warranted readjudication, but the VA examination was inadequate.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA addendum opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder dysfunction should have been obtained prior to issuance of rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005381
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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