The Veteran's right shoulder bursitis is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has remanded for further examination to determine if a higher rating is warranted. The lumbar paravertebral myositis remains rated at 10 percent, with the issue of entitlement to a higher rating also being remanded. The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, and another VA examination is needed to assess their severity.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further medical evaluation is necessary to determine if the Veteran’s right shoulder bursitis warrants a higher rating than currently assigned (20%), or if his lumbar paravertebral myositis requires an increase in its current rating of 10%. The migraine headaches are rated at 30%, and another VA examination is needed to assess their severity.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder bursitis, lumbar paravertebral myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18112776
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for revising the May 2013 rating decision regarding initial, 10 percent disability ratings for left and right shoulder disabilities due to CUE is dismissed because it is legally precluded by the doctrine of res judicata.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disorders, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities were denied because she failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's attempts to appeal the denial of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and right shoulder bursitis were dismissed because they were not filed within one year of the rating decision, and no good cause was shown for the delay.
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