The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability is reopened, and the case is remanded to obtain an examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his current condition and active duty service.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability. The Veteran's in-service complaint and lay statements support the need for a VA examination to determine if his current diagnosis is related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22009822
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided for the Veteran's cervical and lumbosacral strains, left elbow strain, right elbow strain, and left shoulder impingement are inadequate. The Board also notes that there is no evidence of service connection for hypertension in this decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 4, 2014 for the award of service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy but denied a higher rating for left shoulder impingement.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left upper and middle trunk brachial plexus injury and left shoulder impingement are being remanded due to the submission of new medical evidence. The case will be returned to the AOJ for consideration of this additional information.
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