The Board has remanded this case due to inadequate reasons and bases in the August 2015 decision, requiring a new VA examination of the Veteran's osteoarthritis of the left shoulder.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board's statement of reasons and bases for the August 2015 decision was inadequate and required additional development including a new VA examination to assess functional limitations due to weakened movement.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1800030
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 granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension was denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder was dismissed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the disability had its onset in service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. The Board denied the claim for a TDIU as there is no evidence showing that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due solely to his service-connected disabilities.
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