The Board has denied service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability and remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a torn deltoid muscle of the left arm, to include as secondary to service-connected left humerus injury, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 16, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no evidence linking the current lumbosacral spine disability or torn deltoid muscle of the left arm to service. The Veteran's accounts were not credible and medical opinions did not support a nexus between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disability, torn deltoid muscle of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22013119
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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
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