Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claim for a new medical examination due to an internally inconsistent January 2021 VA examination.
The deciding factor: The January 2021 VA examination was found to be internally inconsistent and did not comply with Sharp v. Shulkin, 29 Vet. App., 26, 32 (2017), necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090552
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