The Veteran's initial disability rating for his service-connected right shoulder degenerative joint disease was increased to 30 percent, effective June 26, 2009. The case is now remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence regarding the current severity of the Veteran's right shoulder degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013713
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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.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the 40 percent ratings for IVDS and right shoulder disability, as well as additional separate ratings for neuritis and neuralgia of both lower extremity sciatic nerves, all effective October 22, 2018.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or at the housebound rate, as his service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disability and whether it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
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