The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's recurrent right shoulder, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities. The claims for service connection are not granted as there is no evidence that these conditions originated during active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a definitive opinion on whether the Veteran's current ankle disabilities had their onset during active service or were related to any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right shoulder disability including rotator cuff tear residuals, recurrent right ankle disability, recurrent left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23022835
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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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