The Board has remanded the case for an orthopedic examination to determine if the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is related to his service. The rating for lumbar herniated disc remains denied, and a compensable rating for left inguinal hernia is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a connection between the Veteran’s current right shoulder disability and his service, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Herniated Disc, Left Inguinal Hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- A20016125
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,699 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current condition to an in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is required for the claims of service connection for various conditions, including hemorrhoids, lumbar herniated disc, bilateral cataracts, left and right sciatic nerve paralysis, cervical herniated disc, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of May 1, 2018.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's ear infections are not service-connected, but a 10 percent rating is granted for the left inguinal hernia prior to August 14, 2019. From that date, no compensable rating is assigned.
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