The Veteran's initial disability rating for left shoulder strain with arthritis is being remanded due to the need for an adequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examination provided by the VA did not include necessary range of motion assessments, which are required under current regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder strain with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191407
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Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claim of an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder strain with arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial disability rating for left shoulder strain with arthritis is being remanded due to insufficient examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial disability rating for left shoulder strain with arthritis is being remanded due to inadequate examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete range of motion assessments in previous examinations, and a new VA examination is required.
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