The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for her right shoulder disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about evaluating the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability. The claim is being remanded because there may be outstanding, relevant VA treatment records and an updated VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Subacromial Bursitis, Impingement Status Post Arthroscopic Decompression Distal Clavicle Resection, Right Shoulder Biceps Tendinopathy Status Post Arthroscopic Tendon Surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18131504
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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 Veteran's appeal was denied for an increased rating for right shoulder disability, a compensable rating for scarring, and initial ratings for painful scars. Service connection was granted for DLE with palmar hyperkeratosis but not earlier than January 1, 2002. Other claims were either denied or dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 30 percent since August 1, 2015. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in evaluation for any period on appeal.
- 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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