The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability has been reopened, but the Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of his condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is not enough evidence to determine whether the Veteran’s current right shoulder disability is related to his military service or if it was caused by a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder arthritis, Supraspinatus tear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20004389
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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from February 24, 2012, to September 26, 2012.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for cervical spine, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, left shoulder arthritis, left and right shoulder instability, and a right shoulder scar disabilities but granted restoration of the 20 percent rating for right shoulder instability.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, an increased rating for isolated systolic hypertension, and remanded the claims for increased ratings for shoulder arthritis and service connection for squamous skin cancer.
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