The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for residuals of a back injury. The claims of service connection for residuals of right hip and right shoulder injuries are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking current back, right hip, or right shoulder disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Residuals of a back injury","condition_description":"Back strain, degenerative disk disease at L3-4 level, discogenic disease L3-4, bulging disc at L4-5"}, {"condition_name":"Right hip injury","condition_description":"Partial and reversible dislocation, snapping hip syndrome"}, {"condition_name":"Right shoulder injury","condition_description":"Reaction to vaccine shot resulting in effusion of the right deltoid muscle, limited range of motion, slight lymphadenopathy; probable venous lesion on the right shoulder after work-related injury"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611888
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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.
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