Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically regarding an adequate medical opinion on both direct service connection and secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA examination did not address the aggravation prong of secondary service connection or provide a direct service connection opinion, necessitating a remand for additional evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085528
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