The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent left shoulder and left hand disabilities due to incomplete records and inadequate examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and an inadequate VA examination are identified as reasons for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent left shoulder disability, recurrent left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22034003
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete service records, specifically regarding the Veteran's active duty with the Air Force Reserve. The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining all relevant medical records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various recurrent disabilities of the cervical spine, hands, hips, and feet, all claimed as resulting from herbicide agent exposure during service. The VA examinations conducted were by nurse practitioners rather than medical doctors, which did not comply with the Board's instructions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a VA shoulder examination to determine if any identified shoulder disability had its onset during active service or is related to any incident of service, including the Veteran's reported history of in-service chronic bilateral shoulder pain.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
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