The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disorder and whether it is related to service. The case is being remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence provided is equivocal, indicating there may be an association between the current disabilities and active service but requiring further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder adhesive capsulitis, subacromial bursitis, supraspinatus tendinosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130609
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 961 · Granted: 20% (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: Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher evaluation of his service-connected left shoulder disability was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disorder did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service, thus denying service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disorder, finding that it is etiologically related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for costochondritis and denied ratings in excess of the currently assigned ratings for left shoulder adhesive capsulitis, right index finger disability, and chronic sinusitis.
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