The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for low back strain with degenerative changes and bicipital tendonitis of the right shoulder with degenerative joint disease. The case is being remanded due to an inability to contact the Veteran for VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision was vacated by the Court because there was no evidence that the requested examinations were properly scheduled, leading to a remand for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain with degenerative changes, bicipital tendonitis of the right shoulder with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129116
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,757 · Granted: 23% (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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for left shoulder disability was granted in full, and the issues of entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for right hamstring tendonitis, left elbow bursitis, chronic left ankle sprain, and low back disability were denied or dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's back brace caused wear and tear to her clothing, but the knee brace did not. The skin condition causing damage to clothing is not service-connected.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with a previous remand and for additional development, including an examination of the Veteran's low back disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's low back strain with degenerative changes.
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