The Board has found that an additional VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left shoulder disabilities. The appeal for service connection for a left arm condition, including bicipital tendon tear, is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The need for an additional VA examination and the need to consider whether the Veteran is entitled to a separate rating under Diagnostic Code 5305 are based on the current evidence of record and the Veteran's contentions at the 2022 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder bicipital tendonitis, tendon tear, degenerative arthritis associated with recurrent dislocation of left shoulder, recurrent dislocation of left shoulder postoperative, with degenerative arthritis (impairment of the humerus), left arm condition (claimed as a left elbow injury)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22046221
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, and left shoulder bicipital tendonitis with an effective date of September 1, 2017.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities were denied because she failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal is denied as he does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder capsulitis and bicipital tendonitis prior to October 19, 2016. He is granted a 30 percent rating from December 1, 2017, to May 22, 2023, and a 60 percent rating thereafter for his left shoulder disability.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing disorder, dry eye disorder, and urinary disorder. Tinnitus was granted, but the Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee degenerative joint disease with instability, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, and left shoulder bicipital tendonitis do not warrant increased ratings.
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