The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration of service connection for a right shoulder disability, including considering whether any current disabilities are related to in-service events or conditions.
The deciding factor: The July 2019 examiner did not provide an opinion regarding whether any of the identified right shoulder disabilities present since March 2009 were related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder strain, Chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy, Medial scapular pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20064888
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
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