The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, but no higher. The Board has remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right upper extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that his condition was worse and VA treatment records demonstrated worsening of his condition, warranting a new examination to determine current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185506
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claims of service connection for right shoulder disorder and left shoulder disorder. The claims are being remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's right shoulder disability is not service connected as it did not manifest within one year of discharge and there is no evidence linking the current condition to an in-service injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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