The Board remands the claims for appropriate VA examinations to determine the current severity of the service-connected disabilities, including an estimate of range of motion lost due to pain and flare-ups.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations did not include the requested information about functional ability during flare-ups and range of motion loss due to pain in weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing positions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left shoulder disability, Right shoulder disability, Right thumb disability, Cervical spine disability, Thoracolumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24031693
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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