The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder supraspinatus tear with degenerative joint disease of glenohumeral joint and left shoulder supraspinatus tear due to additional evidence obtained after the July 2019 Statement of the Case. The Veteran is also requested to undergo a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his bilateral shoulder conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient information in the record to render a decision on the service connection claims, thus remanding for further development including a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder supraspinatus tear, left shoulder supraspinatus tear, degenerative joint disease of glenohumeral joint (right shoulder), wrist pain (left wrist)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22056359
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's motion to revise the August 2013 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is dismissed because the prior decision was not final.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder supraspinatus tear, impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tendonitis, and degenerative arthritis, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether these disabilities began during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete documentation and needs further evaluation by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) and VA medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left shoulder and lumbosacral paravertebral myositis are remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The VA examiner is instructed to provide estimates of additional range of motion loss during flare-ups, as well as the degree at which pain begins.
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