The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the veteran's shoulder disabilities are related to his service-connected ankylosing spondylitis and to assess any current functional impairment in the shoulders.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to the need to medically investigate whether the veteran's shoulder disabilities are manifestations of his service-connected ankylosing spondylitis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disabilities, left shoulder acromioclavicular (AC) joint arthritis with rotator cuff tendinopathy, right shoulder rotator cuff arthropathy with mild AC joint degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0805118
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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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