The Veteran seeks service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder, to include rotator cuff tendonitis. The Board finds the Veteran's account of symptomatology credible and remands the case for another VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed left and right shoulder disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records from his active duty period are not available, which may impact the determination of whether his current bilateral shoulder disorder is related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disorder, rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1031423
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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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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