The Veteran's initial rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability was increased to 20 percent in May 2016, but the Board denied a higher initial rating in March 2018. The case is being remanded again due to inadequate examination findings.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide adequate range of motion measurements for active and passive motion as well as weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing tests.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder dislocation status post left arthroscopic capsulorrhaphy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20056696
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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 Veteran's initial rating for his service-connected left shoulder dislocation status post left arthroscopic capsulorrhaphy is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder dislocation status post left arthroscopic capsulorrhaphy has not manifested limitation of motion to the extent that would warrant a higher initial rating than 20 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA and private treatment records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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