The Board has determined that the VA examinations are inadequate to decide the Veteran's claim and has ordered a new examination. The Veteran is also required to provide any outstanding treatment records.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address the Veteran’s lay statements and contentions regarding his symptoms being secondary to service-connected left shoulder surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological impairment, tingling and numbness of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125933
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Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for further examination and evidence collection, as the previous VA examination did not adequately capture the severity of the Veteran's disabilities during flaring episodes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left and right upper extremity neurological impairment due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran contends that his condition is related to vaccinations during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to incomplete opinions regarding her neurological impairments, as well as issues related to her hip and ankle disabilities. The effective date of special monthly compensation at the housebound rate is also in dispute.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left upper extremity neurological impairment disabilities, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and have continued since.
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