The Veteran's claim for service connection for a torn right bicep tendon is being remanded due to the need for additional treatment records and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide sufficient information on whether the Veteran's torn right bicep tendon disability was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, necessitating further medical evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- torn right bicep tendon, SLAP tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2018
- Citation
- 1804563
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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: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, except for granting earlier effective dates for service connection of left and right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2016, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability due to new evidence received since the previous denial. The claims for right shoulder and back disabilities have been dismissed as moot.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, and he is granted entitlement to a TDIU. The increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and right knee tendonitis are denied.
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