The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for recurrent shoulder disorders. The appeals are not about service connection at all, but rather about whether reserve service was honorable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal as to whether his reserve service was honorable is dismissed due to withdrawal by the attorney.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right shoulder disorder, recurrent left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21071824
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's right shoulder disorder is less likely than not related to an in-service injury and was not diagnosed within one year of service. Therefore, the claim for service connection has been denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for his recurrent right shoulder disorder, which he contends was caused by a fall related to his service-connected foot disabilities. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disorder.
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