The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations regarding the Veteran's left shoulder impingement, left knee internal derangement, and scar on scalp.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient information regarding the functional loss caused by pain in the joints and scars, as required by Correia v. McDonald (2016).
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement, left knee internal derangement, scar on scalp, residual of laceration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19173421
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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)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided for the Veteran's cervical and lumbosacral strains, left elbow strain, right elbow strain, and left shoulder impingement are inadequate. The Board also notes that there is no evidence of service connection for hypertension in this decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, as well as his eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The VA will need to review the evidence and conduct further examinations to determine the severity of the Veteran's left knee disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 4, 2014 for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a higher rating for left shoulder impingement.
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