The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, including rotator cuff and scapula, is related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately consider the relevant evidence of record in providing an opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's current left shoulder disability and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left scapula injury, left rotator cuff
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20053295
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left scapula injury and left rotator cuff disability, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is rendered unemployable as the result of his service-connected disabilities prior to July 10, 2018. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities precluded him from performing sedentary work prior to July 10, 2018.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection of left shoulder scapula and rotator cuff injuries due to additional development being needed. The issues are related to whether these conditions are related to service, particularly given the Veteran's history of clavicle fracture.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's somnambulism and left scapula injury were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, as there was no clear evidence of an increase in severity beyond the natural progression during service.
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