The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left shoulder disorder, to include a left shoulder enostosis, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further medical examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran has an additional disability attributable to his June 2011 vaccination.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's left shoulder enostosis or other disabilities are related to his June 2011 pneumococcal vaccination.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder enostosis, left arm pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23057326
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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: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left arm pain to schedule a VA examination as there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's condition is related to her military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for headaches on the basis that a preexisting disability was aggravated by active military service. The claims for left arm pain, right arm pain, right shoulder pain, and right hip pain are denied as there is no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service. Service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at STX Community Care Hospital on October 16, 2019 are approved as the treatment was for a severe condition that posed a serious threat to his health and no VA facility was feasibly available.
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