The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a combined service connected rating in excess of 50 percent, as well as TDIU are being remanded due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA shoulder and hip examinations were found to be deficient for rating purposes, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder bursitis, right hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22053035
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection, including chronic right foot metatarsalgia at digit 3,4,5, left shoulder bicep tendonitis, right hip degenerative joint disease, hypertension, right shoulder bicep tendonitis, headaches, left hip degenerative joint disease, and atrial fibrillation with residual non ischemic cardiomyopathy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and inextricably intertwined issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral ankle collateral ligament sprain, left shoulder bursitis, right hip bursitis, and right knee arthritis are being remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate opinions in the previous decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding inadequate opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), right hip degenerative joint disease, and left lower extremity sciatic nerve problem. The issues related to right knee degenerative arthritis are also remanded as they are intertwined with the IVDS claim.
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