The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection of left shoulder scapula and rotator cuff injuries due to additional development being needed. The issues are related to whether these conditions are related to service, particularly given the Veteran's history of clavicle fracture.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new VA examination to address the relationship between current left shoulder disabilities (including rotator cuff and scapula) and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left scapula injury, left rotator cuff
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185631
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left scapula injury and left rotator cuff disability, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Granted
The Veteran is rendered unemployable as the result of his service-connected disabilities prior to July 10, 2018. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities precluded him from performing sedentary work prior to July 10, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, including rotator cuff and scapula, is related to service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's somnambulism and left scapula injury were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, as there was no clear evidence of an increase in severity beyond the natural progression during service.
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