Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)

The Board remanded the claims for increased ratings and service connection for depression secondary to right shoulder disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The deciding factor: The medical opinion was deemed inadequate as it did not specify whether the examiner's inability to opine on specific range of motion without medication effects were due to a lack of expertise, insufficient information, or general knowledge limitations.

Claimed conditions: right shoulder traumatic tendonitis
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating: Not verified here — check the original decision
Decision date: July 14, 2025
Citation: 25009178

Veterans Law Judge

JOHN Z. JONES

Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 25009178.

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).

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Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating higher than 20 percent prior to November 7, 2019, and higher than 40 percent from November 7, 2019, to May 17, 2020, for right shoulder traumatic tendonitis due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the ameliorative effects of medication.

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