Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of right shoulder disability. The Veteran's case will be reviewed again with all evidence considered.
The deciding factor: The Board found a pre-decisional duty to assist error in VA's failure to obtain an opinion that addresses lay evidence and medical theories presented by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain, ruptured pectoral tendon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007659
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