The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder, neck and arm disability due to new evidence. The claims of temporary total rating based upon convalescence following right shoulder surgery and entitlement to SMC are also remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder, neck and arm disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder, neck, arm
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140016
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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