The Board remands the claim for a right shoulder disorder, to include right rotator cuff tendonitis, as secondary to service-connected left rotator cuff tendonitis due to an unaddressed etiological question regarding aggravation.
The deciding factor: The October 2021 VA medical opinion did not address whether the Veteran's claimed right shoulder disorder was aggravated by his service-connected left rotator cuff tendonitis.
- Claimed conditions
- right rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071046
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a more contemporaneous examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability for further development, including an addendum medical opinion and potentially a new VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for right rotator cuff tendonitis from April 16, 1999 to August 13, 2012 and denied a higher rating for the left shoulder surgical scar during the same period.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for cervical degenerative disc disease, right rotator cuff tendonitis, and left knee strain and degenerative arthritis.
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