The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any current left shoulder disorder, as it relates to an inservice injury in August 2001.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to review all pertinent records and provide an opinion on whether the current left shoulder disorder is at least as likely as not related to the inservice injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0431831
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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
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of left and right shoulder injuries as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the conditions were not shown to be related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for the remaining conditions listed.
- Granted
The Board has granted the request to readjudicate the previously denied service connection claim for residuals of left shoulder injury, and has remanded the case for further action.
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