The Board has determined that further development is required for the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability and entitlement to a temporary total disability evaluation based on hospital treatment, observation, or the need for convalescence following a surgical procedure of the right shoulder. The issues are being remanded due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine disability or right arm radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous VA examiner did not adequately address whether the Veteran’s currently diagnosed right shoulder disability was aggravated (that is, permanently increased in severity beyond the normal progression of the disease) by her service-connected cervical spine disability or right arm radiculopathy disability as instructed by prior remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20021977
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder, right shin, and left shin disabilities manifested by pain causing impairment in earning capacity. The decision is based on the Veteran's testimony regarding his symptoms during service.
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