The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disorder to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an additional VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: An additional VA medical opinion is necessary as the AOJ failed to obtain one with adequate rationale addressing whether there was a causal connection between the Veteran's current right shoulder disorders and his asserted in-service treatment for muscle fatigue in his shoulder as well as overuse/repetition from in-service duties.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25009050
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