The Board remands the claim for a left shoulder disability to ensure that all necessary evidence is considered and an adequate medical examination is provided.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that addendum opinions are necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left shoulder disability due to inadequate previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026225
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection, as well as awards of special monthly compensation and Dependents' Educational Assistance.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his left shoulder and elbow disabilities, as he did not continuously pursue these issues within one year of the initial denials.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 10% rating for right shoulder scars and service connection for left shoulder issues secondary to the right shoulder. The claim for erectile dysfunction was dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for a higher disability rating for both left shoulder and left elbow disabilities.
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