The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the mental health condition issue. The decision is pending further development.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran’s current right shoulder disability began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder osteoarthritis, bone spurs of the acromioclavicular joint and lateral acromion with impingement, partial tears of the lateral acromion, superior labrum, biceps tendon, and biceps tendinosis, healed fracture of the greater tubercle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20024939
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance from another person, resulting in the grant of special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. The issue of SMC at the housebound rate is dismissed as it is a lesser benefit than SMC based on aid and attendance.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning an increased evaluation for left foot pes planus is dismissed.,The appeals concerning service connection for cervical spine condition, right tennis elbow, and right knee condition are dismissed.,The claim for service connection for right shoulder osteoarthritis and sleep apnea will be readjudicated.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder osteoarthritis, right knee strain, and left knee strain. The conditions are related to his military service.
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