The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities due to incomplete medical opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran is presumed to have served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during her periods of active duty, which may allow for presumptive service connection for a MUCMI.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions regarding the etiology and pre-existence of the Veteran's shoulder disabilities prevent a clear determination of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder SLAP lesion and labrum tear status-post arthroscopic repair, Right Shoulder arthritis, Left Shoulder impingement syndrome, Left Shoulder arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22019230
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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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