The Board has determined that the June 2022 rating decision, which denied a higher rating for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, is flawed due to an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's disability was evaluated without considering the ameliorative effects of medication and did not include range of motion testing in both shoulders. Therefore, the Board has remanded the case for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The June 2022 rating decision was based on an inadequate VA examination that failed to consider the ameliorative effects of medication and did not include comprehensive range of motion testing in both shoulders.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073235
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the October 2025 remand directives and additional medical opinions discussing the ameliorative effects of medication related to the Veteran's lumbar spine, right shoulder, and headache disabilities must be obtained.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis with degenerative arthritis has been rated at 20 percent since December 10, 2016. The appeal is denied as the current disability does not warrant a higher rating.
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