The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's left shoulder condition is related to his service-connected right shoulder and whether it was incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not meet the low threshold to indicate an association between the Veteran's left shoulder condition and his military service, necessitating a VA examination for a medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032383
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, a lumbar spine disability manifested by low back pain, and left knee osteoarthritis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, as well as left and right knee strain and patellofemoral pain syndrome with medial tibial stress syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.
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