The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to procedural issues and need for additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: Procedural errors were identified, including a lack of inquiry regarding whether the Veteran wants to continue pursuing higher ratings. Additionally, there is insufficient evidence on record to assess the full extent of the Veteran's shoulder disabilities accurately.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left shoulder injury with degenerative changes, degenerative changes of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037430
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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 all issues related to the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings as they were not properly appealed and the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings for tinnitus, back disability, bilateral pes planus, allergic rhinitis, migraines, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and degenerative changes of the right shoulder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's complete service treatment records are incomplete and needs to be obtained. The claims for service connection will be remanded until VA can obtain these records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder arthralgia and tendonitis, as well as lumbago. The Veteran's treatment records indicate he sought medical attention for shoulder and back pain while in service. However, no VA examiner has provided an opinion on whether these disabilities are related to his military service.
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