The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of service treatment records and the Veteran's lay statements regarding injuries sustained during parachuting. The claim will be reconsidered with an addendum from a clinician.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s opinion was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's lay reports of in-service injuries and did not reference the relevant service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24073966
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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 claim for service connection of bilateral shoulder disabilities to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the February 2025 rating decision on appeal.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for knee conditions were denied. The appeals for service connection for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities were dismissed due to untimely filing. The appeals for bilateral shoulder disabilities and sleep apnea were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or link to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for PTSD and lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's skin condition and TDIU claim are also remanded.
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