The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical rationale for the opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disabilities. The Veteran needs a new examination with an examiner who can provide a thorough medical rationale and consider all lay assertions, including those from his hearing.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on insufficient medical rationale provided by the previous VA examiner in September 2022 regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain, supraspinatus tendinosis, infraspinatus tendinosis, SLAP tear, mild AC joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001424
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Decisions by this judge: 880 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right shoulder strain as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year after discharge, and the medical opinion found that his current condition is not related to his military service.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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