The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development of medical records and readjudication.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed from private physicians to support the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left shoulder injury, residuals of a right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0025087
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for depressive disorder with major depressive like episodes and anxious distress, effective from October 21, 2022.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, to include arthritis, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right and left wrist disabilities, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral hearing loss. However, the claim for headaches was granted, and some claims were remanded.
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