The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral shoulder disabilities, including as secondary to a cervical spine and/or low back disability due to incomplete rationale in the medical opinions provided.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were not based on an accurate review of the Veteran’s medical history and did not fully address the issue of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disabilities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- A19002615
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Decisions by this judge: 1,863 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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