The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and addressing the Veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating for his shoulder conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further review after additional evidence and medical opinions are obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- left rotator cuff repair, left shoulder girdle myofascial pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1128121
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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 has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability, other than strain, is proximately due to his service-connected knee disabilities and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals for increased ratings related to left rotator cuff repair, left knee extension, left knee flexion, and left knee instability as these claims have been fully resolved in a previous decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder girdle myofascial pain syndrome is manifested by, at worst, left shoulder abduction to 20 degrees. The criteria for a disability rating of 30 percent have been met.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left shoulder girdle myofascial pain syndrome is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
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