The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disability, including arthritis. An addendum medical opinion is needed to determine if the disability is related to an in-service automobile accident or service-connected right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: An addendum medical opinion is required to address the etiology of the Veteran’s left shoulder disability and its relationship to his in-service injury and any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19127128
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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.
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