The Board remands the claim for a VA examination that complies with the requirements of Correia v. McDonald to determine the current degree of severity of the service-connected shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 VA examination did not meet the requirements of Correia, specifically regarding range of motion testing in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions, and addressing pain reported by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- broken right mid clavicle with posttraumatic arthritis and partial tear of supraspinatus tendon (shoulder disability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073742
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
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