The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and for issuance of a Statement of the Case regarding the effective date issue.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection, but rather about the appropriate disability rating and effective date. The case requires further evidence and clarification on these points.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Dislocation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19143132
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 found that the Veteran's claim of service connection for depressive disorder was granted and a 30 percent rating assigned, but denied revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the October 2007 rating decision. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding his lumbar spine disability and TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder condition is granted due to the aggravation of a pre-existing disability during active duty.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher initial rating for the veteran's right shoulder dislocation, finding that his disability did not warrant an evaluation in excess of the assigned 10 percent.
- Denied
The veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and his left shoulder disability is rated as noncompensable. The Board finds that neither condition warrants a higher evaluation.
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