The Board has ordered a new examination to address whether the Veteran's right shoulder disorder is caused by or aggravated by her service-connected neck and back disabilities, as well as whether her use of a cane in her right hand could have caused or aggravated her right shoulder condition.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to insufficient reasoning provided by the previous VA examiner regarding the Veteran's claims for aggravation and secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003492
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a right shoulder disorder as there was no probative evidence of current disabilities as defined by VA.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a seizure disorder, right shoulder disorder, and left shoulder disorder as additional evidence is needed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and anxiety, but dismissed the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right thumb disorder, a compensable rating for a right thumb scar, a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right thumb scar, and a left great toe disorder as moot. The claims for service connection for a left hip disorder, a right shoulder disorder, and PTSD were remanded.
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