The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability and his claimed bilateral shoulder disorder. The VA will also schedule examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current shoulder disorders are related to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability, as well as to evaluate the extent of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disorder, Scheuermann's disease of the thoracolumbar spine, residuals of a left torn anterior attachment of the medial meniscus, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1307630
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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
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