The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder and knee disorders due to potential issues with diagnosis and causation. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his current conditions, which may be related to his military service or pre-existing right shoulder degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to determine if the Veteran has a current left shoulder disorder that is directly related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected right shoulder degenerative arthritis. Similarly, another examination is needed for the Veteran's claimed left and right knee disorders to assess their relationship with his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left shoulder disorder, Right shoulder degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22015372
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical spine and left shoulder disorders due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran's current conditions are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his military service.
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