The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left arm neuropathy and its relationship to his service-connected shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left arm neuropathy is separate from or related to his service-connected shoulder disability, including any aggravation of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm neuropathy, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23024002
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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: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left arm neuropathy was not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, and therefore denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and depressive disorder with insomnia from December 29, 2020, but denied increased ratings for the veteran's other conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg, left hand, and right hand neuropathy as these issues were previously appealed to the Board.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and related neuropathies of the arms and legs are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes.
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