The Veteran is seeking service connection for a chronic left shoulder disorder, which he claims was incurred during his Army Reserve duty. The Board has ordered the VA to verify the Veteran's active duty periods and obtain any available medical records related to this claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's complete periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty with the Army Reserve have not been verified, and requested additional information from the National Personnel Record Center and/or the appropriate service entity.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027942
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for hepatic steatosis and a left shoulder disorder due to insufficient evidence. The kidney disorder claim is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic left shoulder and left hand disorders, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to April 16, 2001, for the grants of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
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