The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent disabling based on recurrent dislocation of the humerus. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to ensure proper evaluation and consideration of all relevant factors, including possible separate ratings for associated disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not comply with Correia v. McDonald (2016) requirements regarding range of motion testing and cross-body adduction measurements.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder (minor extremity) degenerative joint disease, adhesive capsulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20043898
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to procedural errors and the need for additional evidence. The Veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected bilateral hearing loss, an effective date earlier than December 27, 2023, for the award of service connection for service-connected right shoulder disabilities, and a higher initial evaluation for service-connected right shoulder disabilities are now pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA had not complied with its duty to assist and is remanding the case for a new VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's left shoulder condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left shoulder tendinosis with instability status post Bankart repair and revision, rotator cuff tendonitis, adhesive capsulitis, glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis was denied as the evidence did not show any impairment of motion that would warrant a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a VA shoulder examination to determine if any identified shoulder disability had its onset during active service or is related to any incident of service, including the Veteran's reported history of in-service chronic bilateral shoulder pain.
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