The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development, including examinations to determine the etiology of his right shoulder disability and psychiatric disabilities. The examination will address whether these conditions are related to service, particularly considering toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Labral Tear, Degenerative Changes to Acromioclavicular and Glenohumeral Joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24005114
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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: Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disabilities, including a rotator cuff tear and labral tear, were incurred during active duty service from January to September 2004. The arthritis was also shown within one year of separation. Service connection is granted for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, including labral and rotator cuff tears, has been rated at 40 percent since December 17, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms warranted this rating for the period from December 21, 2015 to December 17, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that his current diagnoses did not manifest during service and were not otherwise etiologically related to his active service or to his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
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