The veteran is seeking service connection for a rotator cuff tear with severe impingement syndrome of the right shoulder, which he claims is secondary to his already service-connected right wrist fracture. The VA has ordered additional development due to missing treatment records.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence from the VA medical center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a thorough review and decision.
- Claimed conditions
- rotator cuff tear with severe impingement syndrome of right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0838932
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability, including rotator cuff tear with severe impingement syndrome of right shoulder, was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right wrist fracture, residuals, traumatic arthritis, and non-union of carpal scaphoid.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder is found to be caused by his service-connected low back and radiculopathy disabilities, which prevent him from doing enjoyable activities and daily living tasks.
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