The Veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at 60 percent, but no higher, prior to November 25, 2019 and since January 1, 2021. The claim for service connection of a right hip disability has been remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish an etiological relationship between the Veteran's current right hip disability and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, right acromioclavicular joint status post right reverse total shoulder arthroplasty associated with fracture, right clavicle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21068660
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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.
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