The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling an examination by an orthopedist.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was submitted after the most recent supplemental statement of the case, necessitating further review and potential reexamination of the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Left Acromioclavicular Joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0017483
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left acromioclavicular joint was denied for increased ratings in all periods specified.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability and denied an increased rating for left shoulder adhesive capsulitis. The Veteran's current ratings are within the applicable criteria.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder disability has been rated as 20 percent disabling since June 11, 2012. The rating was increased to 40 percent from May 9, 2013 to May 8, 2015 and back down to 20 percent thereafter.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 40% prior to July 17, 2014 and restored to a 20% rating from that date. The facial scars are not service-connected.
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