The veteran is seeking service connection for neck and left shoulder conditions, but the RO has denied these claims. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional evidence and determine if the veteran's current complaints of pain are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not attribute the veteran's complaints of pain to a specific disability, and there is no medical evidence attributing the veteran's neck or left shoulder conditions to service. However, the veteran has ongoing treatment for these conditions and current evidence of cervical spine pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- neck condition, left shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0031548
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for nocturia, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining necessary medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left wrist, left and right knee, and left and right shoulder conditions due to missing personnel records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his military service.
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