The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification on whether the Veteran has muscle atrophy related to his right shoulder disability. The examiner should reconcile previous findings of no muscle atrophy with current measurements showing no atrophy.
The deciding factor: Clarification is needed regarding the presence or absence of muscle atrophy in relation to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder degenerative joint disease and numbness.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Shoulder, Numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006984
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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