Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion regarding whether these conditions are at least as likely as not aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected neck disability.
The deciding factor: The September 2024 PA's opinion is incomplete, failing to address aggravation of the shoulder disabilities by the service-connected neck disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the right shoulder, Left shoulder degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089567
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