The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if any current left arm pathology, including tendinitis of the left rotator cuff or neurological impairment, is related to service.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further medical evaluation to determine the etiology of any current left arm conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder tendinitis, neurological impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603553
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder arthritis, left shoulder tendinitis, right shoulder arthritis, right shoulder contusion, neck disability (cervical spine stenosis, degenerative changes, degenerative disc disease and spondylosis), right upper extremity tremors, and left upper extremity tremors as they were not etiologically related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder tendinitis and remanded claims for service connection for left knee arthralgia and cervical strain.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder tendinitis, bursitis, and impingement syndrome has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's left shoulder disability began during active service.
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