The Veteran's right shoulder disability is remanded due to the lack of up-to-date medical records and a need for an updated VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to insufficient, outdated medical evidence and the need for a new VA examination to assess current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder impingement, Rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- A19002745
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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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