Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for new examinations and opinions to determine if the veteran's shoulder conditions are service-connected or secondary to a service-connected cervical-spine disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that previous medical opinions were not adequate for adjudication purposes and that there was a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining all relevant treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right-shoulder condition, left-shoulder condition (also claimed as impingement syndrome with bicipital tendonitis and bursitis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006478
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