The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in the VA examinations and the need for additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate as they did not address the etiology of the Veteran’s shoulder and cervical spine disabilities based on his lay statements detailing in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder, rotator cuff tendonitis of the right shoulder, cervical strain with cervical degenerative disc and degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150365
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 has decided that there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's right shoulder condition was incurred during service, and therefore the case is being returned for further action.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder, right knee strain, right ankle strain, and sinusitis. The appeal was denied for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic lumbar spine sprain associated with degenerative arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, rotator cuff tendonitis of the right shoulder, painful surgical scars of the right lower extremity, residual scar of the right lower extremity, right ankle status post-surgery, circadian rhythm sleep disorder, and right inguinal hernia. The issues are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis is related to an in-service injury, and service connection for this condition is granted.
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