The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for updated examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations conducted in September 2015 are outdated, and a new examination is required to assess the current severity of the Veteran's shoulder and hand disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder labral tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, right hand inflammatory disease, left hand inflammatory disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19170039
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, which was dismissed due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right shoulder rotator cuff tear has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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