The Board remands the issue of service connection for a recurrent right shoulder disability to include rotator cuff tendinitis for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not waive initial review of additional VA clinical documentation by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction, so the Board cannot consider it without such review.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right shoulder disability to include rotator cuff tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004462
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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