The Board has remanded the case for further clarification of the medical opinions regarding whether any currently manifested left shoulder disability was incurred in or aggravated during service, or is otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The July 2013 VA medical opinion did not address whether the inservice injury could have contributed to the current condition and what types of symptoms would have been caused by the type of injury sustained during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder glenohumeral arthritis, left shoulder rotator cuff injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18119477
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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
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for left shoulder disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of entitlement to higher ratings prior to October 2, 2013 and beginning February 1, 2014.
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