The Board remands the claim for service connection for right shoulder strain to ensure complete service records are associated with the claims folder and to verify periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA service.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's dates of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA service in the Air National Guard from November 2009 to June 2018, which may be relevant to the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25029046
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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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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