The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to March 30, 2018 and October 12, 2018 for the grant of service connection for right shoulder strain, aspergillosis, status post lobectomy, scar, status-post lobectomy, olecranon bursitis, left elbow, and olecranon bursitis, right elbow have been denied.,The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to March 30, 2018 and October 12, 2018 for the grant of service connection for these conditions are being remanded due to additional development needed.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that further development is necessary in order to provide a complete record upon which to make determinations regarding the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain, aspergillosis, status post lobectomy, scar, status-post lobectomy, olecranon bursitis, left elbow, olecranon bursitis, right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23066153
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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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