The Veteran's initial compensable evaluations for left shoulder and right knee disabilities are denied. The case is remanded to determine if service connection can be established for a left knee strain secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be granted as the evidence does not establish that the left knee strain is related to the service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder ACV Joint Separation, Degenerative Changes of Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18156642
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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