The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence, including Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's left shoulder condition is being evaluated further.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current left shoulder condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left rotator cuff tear, status post-surgical repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1533074
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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: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches diagnosed as migraines including migraine variants, but remanded the claims for hypertension, left rotator cuff tear, and right ear hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the issues of service connection for various conditions are not ripe for appellate consideration.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no credible evidence of an in-service injury or continuity of symptoms since service.
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