The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's increased disability rating for left shoulder disability. The case is now remanded for additional examination and review.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as per court rulings, including an orthopedic evaluation of the veteran's service-connected left shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left acromioclavicular joint separation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0320663
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disabilities are related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various orthopedic conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations and to obtain outstanding records. The issues are related to rating his left acromioclavicular joint separation, right ankle sprains with degenerative joint disease, left ankle sprains with degenerative joint disease, and hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left shoulder disability is pending. The TDIU claim is being remanded due to the inextricability of the two issues.
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