The veteran's service-connected left shoulder adhesive capsulitis is currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if a higher rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is necessary to determine the appropriate rating for the disability at issue on this appeal and whether left shoulder arthritis and any diagnosed left arm and neck neurologic symptomatology are attributable to the service-connected left shoulder adhesive capsulitis.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder adhesive capsulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0032375
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation of his service-connected left shoulder disability was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorder did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service, thus denying service connection.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disorder, finding that it is etiologically related to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for costochondritis and denied ratings in excess of the currently assigned ratings for left shoulder adhesive capsulitis, right index finger disability, and chronic sinusitis.
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