The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if his current bilateral shoulder disability, including arthritis, is related to or aggravated by his service-connected wrist disability. The TDIU claim will be deferred pending the adjudication of the service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for an accurate and descriptive medical examination based on the complete medical record.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0618131
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including arthritis of the elbows and wrists, poor vision, anal fistula, diabetes mellitus, and TDIU. The Veteran will need to undergo a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected bilateral elbow and wrist conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the hips, knees, and shoulders, hypertension, and double vision have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the appeal for service connection for arthritis of the wrists, knees, and shoulders and hypertension as there was no credible evidence indicating that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the veteran's service-connected ankle disabilities and denied service connection for a right elbow disability and arthritis of the shoulders.
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