The Board has remanded the cases for further development and a new medical opinion. The Veteran's left shoulder mild tendinosis distal subscapularis tendon is unclear, and his right shoulder disability may be related to his service-connected left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: Further examination and opinion are needed to clarify the nature of the Veteran's conditions and their relationship to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder instability, left shoulder mild tendinosis distal subscapularis tendon, right shoulder hypertrophic acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2020
- Citation
- A20015776
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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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