The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's degenerative arthritis, left shoulder is related to his service. The claim will be reconsidered by the AOJ with a new examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an adequate nexus opinion linking the Veteran's current condition to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24054983
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left and right shoulders, as well as for obstructive sleep apnea. The decision also grants service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left and right knees.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder was granted, effective August 4, 2023.,Effective dates prior to January 18, 2023, were denied for lumbosacral strain, bilateral hip strain, and supraventricular arrhythmia. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension was granted effective August 23, 2019, but no earlier.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction was granted effective March 21, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis in the left knee and left shoulder due to new and relevant evidence. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete VA treatment records.
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