The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder pain and dysfunction and neck pain and dysfunction due to inadequate VA medical examination reports.
The deciding factor: The Board erred in its February 2024 decision by relying on inadequate VA medical examination reports, necessitating a remand for additional medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder pain and dysfunction, neck pain and dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25046092
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 an initial rating of 30 percent disabling, but no higher, for the Veteran's service-connected neck pain and dysfunction.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder pain and dysfunction, right shoulder pain and dysfunction, and neck pain and dysfunction as the evidence did not show a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder pain and dysfunction, as well as increased ratings for low back, left knee, and right knee pain and dysfunction based on the evidence of record.
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