The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification on whether she wishes to withdraw her claim for service connection for tendonitis of the right shoulder. If she does not wish to withdraw, further development including a VA examination will be conducted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested clarification on whether she wants to withdraw her current appeal regarding the rating for tendonitis of the right shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1001995
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder tendonitis and to provide a retrospective estimate of flare-ups.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background, thus denying the claim for a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating, finding that her service-connected disabilities did not prevent her from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to March 2015.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, degenerative arthritis of the spine, hiatal hernia, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and tendonitis of the right shoulder, rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a TDIU for the entire appeal period.
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