The case is being returned to the RO for readjudication of claims for service connection and a rating for left shoulder nerve damage, left knee and left leg disorder, and a left shoulder scar.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development is needed due to recent changes in regulations regarding evidence development by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder nerve damage, left knee and left leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0330758
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating and a separate compensable rating for her service-connected left shoulder disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim has been remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to address her neurological impairment and whether a separate compensable rating is warranted for left shoulder nerve damage.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private and VA treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the current level of impairment resulting from her service-connected left shoulder tendonopathy, and considering whether a separate compensable rating is warranted for left shoulder nerve damage.
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