The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left shoulder/arm disability due to inadequate development and compliance with previous remands. The case is being returned for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: Previous VA examinations were found to be inadequate, requiring a fresh in-person VA examination and opinion that takes into account all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's statements and comprehensive review of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder/arm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23054984
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his disabilities, including those related to a gunshot wound, hearing loss, tinnitus, and right foot fracture.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and panic/anxiety disorder), a low back disability, a left knee disability, a left shoulder/arm disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder/arm disability and denied entitlement to an increased rating for the Veteran's total left knee replacement. The Veteran's left shoulder/arm disability was found not related to active duty service, while his total left knee replacement was rated at 30% from March 1, 2016.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability had its onset during active service and granted service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence of a current left shoulder/arm disability to support service connection.
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