The Board has granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a right leg condition. The claims of increased rating for large partial tear of the right supraspinatus tendon and posterior labrum tear, service connection for a right upper extremity neurological disorder, and TDIU prior to November 30, 2011 are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected disabilities and any new or aggravating conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Leg Condition, Large Partial Tear of Right Supraspinatus Tendon and Posterior Labrum Tear, Left Patella Chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080228
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for psychiatric, lower back, CAD, hypertension, right leg, and left leg conditions due to lack of evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions in previous VA examinations. The Veteran's right shoulder, left leg, and right leg conditions are being reviewed again with new VA medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right great toe condition and a right leg condition, finding no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrences.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to new evidence indicating increased severity of the Veteran's psychiatric condition, as well as potential issues with service connection for back disability, left leg condition, and right leg condition.
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