The Board has remanded the issues related to service connection for arthritis of the left shoulder, as well as the rating claims for the scar and ulnar neuropathy. The appeal is pending due to the need to reopen the previously denied claim for arthritis of the left shoulder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the left shoulder requires reopening based on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left shoulder, Left ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0608963
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.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the increased ratings of PTSD, DJD lumbar spine, and left ulnar neuropathy back to March 1, 2018.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and arthritis of the left shoulder, finding that these conditions were aggravated by active duty service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left hand disability, diagnosed as left ulnar neuropathy due to nerve damage from an in-service laceration, warrants a 30 percent evaluation for the entire period on appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ulnar neuropathy is rated at 30 percent, effective February 22, 2019.,The Veteran's left ulnar neuropathy is rated at 20 percent, effective February 22, 2019.,The Veteran's temporomandibular displaced disc is rated at 30 percent, effective February 22, 2019.
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