The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to incomplete information and need for further evaluation of the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left bicipital tendonitis, right shoulder myofascial pain syndrome, degenerative joint disease of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0104263
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right shoulder myofascial pain syndrome, finding that it is etiologically related to his active duty service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, including arthritis and tendonitis, is etiologically related to his active service. The appeal for direct service connection for a left shoulder disability is granted.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for left bicipital tendonitis and fibromyalgia, but restored a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, heel spurs, and right foot arthritis effective June 1, 2022.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition is granted with an effective date of September 23, 2020. The rating for the left bicipital tendonitis to include rotator cuff tear, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and status post shoulder separation claimed as left shoulder, limited motion remains at 20 percent.
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