The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder disability due to lack of evidence of current disability or symptoms. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is remanded as the Veteran's persistent depressive disorder already grants her a total schedular rating, but the AOJ must consider whether other disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no currently diagnosed right shoulder disability and opined that any right shoulder condition was less likely caused by service. The Veteran’s persistent depressive disorder already grants a total schedular rating, so TDIU is remanded to determine if other disabilities prevent the Veteran from obtaining or maintaining employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171802
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including low back, left hip, right hip, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities. The VA examinations did not provide adequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right shoulder disability as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and granting secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations regarding his claimed knee, shoulder, and back disabilities. The Board finds that a VA examination should be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of any bilateral knee, shoulder, or back disabilities.
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