The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and requests that additional medical records be obtained, as well as a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further investigation and evaluation of the veteran's conditions through medical examinations and review of his medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, chronic lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0420872
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for TDIU, left upper extremity neuropathy, and right shoulder rotator cuff strain has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for left upper extremity neuropathy and right shoulder rotator cuff strain have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for right shoulder rotator cuff strain has been dismissed.,A 20 percent rating is granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy.,A 20 percent rating is granted for left lower extremity radiculopathy.,The 40 percent rating for chronic lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease was reduced to 20 percent, and the reduction has been restored.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disorders, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the disability evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae and bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.,Service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee with instability, tinnitus, and right shoulder tendonitis (claimed as tendonitis in the right shoulder) has been granted.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 40 percent rating for chronic lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease throughout the period on appeal.
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