The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's right shoulder disability, including DJD. The examiner is asked to provide an updated opinion on whether the current right shoulder disability is related to service or developed within one year of separation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address the Veteran’s claims of continuous right shoulder pain since his service and the notation in the 1998 examination report regarding a history of right shoulder dislocation with posttraumatic arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right shoulder, Acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19194182
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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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