The Board remands the case to the RO for additional development, including a search for medical records from Parris Island and service personnel records.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to support the claim as the available STRs are negative for any complaints or findings related to a left shoulder dislocation. The veteran's attorney has argued that VA did not satisfy its duty to assist in obtaining evidence needed to substantiate his claim, specifically regarding hospital records from Parris Island and service personnel records.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0901582
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability and a chronic left shoulder disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic left shoulder disability and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome due to insufficient medical opinion regarding their etiology. The case will be returned to VA for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic left shoulder disability and left wrist carpal tunnel are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The examination should address whether any left shoulder disability began during service, was noted during service with continuity of symptoms since service, or is related to other service-connected disabilities such as cervical spine disability or falls from a lumbar spine disability.
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