Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not properly consider the Veteran's lay statements of symptoms, which are relevant to a diagnosis and etiological determination.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086758
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