The Board has decided to remand the evaluation of right shoulder recurrent dislocation and left shoulder surgical scar due to potential inadequacies in previous examinations. The Veteran's claims will be addressed again after a new examination is conducted.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there were concerns about the adequacy of the previous VA examinations for the Veteran’s shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder recurrent dislocation, left shoulder surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2020
- Citation
- A20009560
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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 remands the issues of entitlement to higher ratings for the Veteran's right shoulder recurrent dislocation due to an inadequate examination report that did not adequately consider all of the Veteran's symptomology associated with his right shoulder dislocation, particularly his functional loss due to pain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30% disability rating for tension headaches and remanded claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for right rotator cuff tendonitis from April 16, 1999 to August 13, 2012 and denied a higher rating for the left shoulder surgical scar during the same period.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a left hand disability, residuals status post right boxer fracture of the fifth finger, and a bilateral hip disability. The effective date for the grants of service connection for certain conditions was set to October 28, 2020.
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