The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for his right shoulder disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions and inadequate examinations. The claims are being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided incomplete or inaccurate assessments, which necessitate additional evaluations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran’s left shoulder disability and the severity of his right shoulder dislocations.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disabilities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20023182
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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
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