The Board remands the claims for initial ratings of shoulder impingement syndrome due to a lack of consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand was necessary as the Veteran did not respond to a letter regarding additional evidence, and the AOJ needs to review this evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement syndrome status post repair with surgical scar, right shoulder impingement syndrome status post repair with surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061613
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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