The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disc disease caused or aggravated his left shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis. The case will be returned for further development and an updated opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the previous examination did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disc disease aggravated his left shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22038222
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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: Denied
The Veteran's left shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis is currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating as there is no evidence of flexion and/or abduction limited to 25 degrees from the side.,For her adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, the Veteran's current 70 percent rating is denied. The Board found that she does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to total occupational and social impairment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis based on a continuity of symptomatology since active duty, and remanded the claim for cervical degenerative arthritis with DDD and strain to be considered as secondary to the shoulder conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to August 20, 2004, for the grants of service connection for left and right shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis and impingement syndrome.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's left shoulder acromioclavicular joint arthritis, specifically whether it is related to his service-connected lumbar spine disc disease or a strengthening exercise for his back condition.
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