Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a further VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disorder(s) and obtain outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to an inadequate January 2021 VA medical opinion that did not adequately address all theories of entitlement, including direct service connection and secondary service connection for a left elbow disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder, to include labral tear, acromioclavicular (AC) joint osteoarthritis, rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086610
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