The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for torn labrum in his left and right shoulders due to missing service treatment records. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s claimed shoulder injuries are consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of his service as he served in a combat zone.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder torn labrum, right shoulder torn labrum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18131349
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the attorney's request for payment of past-due attorney fees related to a temporary total rating for left shoulder surgery, as the criteria were met. The benefits have already been granted and no further action is required.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for his right shoulder torn labrum and biceps tendon with scar was dismissed as the Veteran's attorney withdrew the appeal on his behalf.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current left shoulder disorder is related to his service-connected gunshot wound residuals, and whether it was aggravated by that condition. The examiner should also consider additional evidence not previously reviewed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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