The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to ensure all relevant evidence has been obtained and considered.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and development due to incomplete or missing information in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent dislocation of the right (major) shoulder, Traumatic arthritis of the right (major) shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0422662
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left and right shoulder disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of current limitation on range of motion.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for service-connected recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder due to the veteran's failure to report for necessary VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected right and left shoulder disabilities, but denied his claim for service connection of a cervical spine disability.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability, characterized by recurrent dislocation with pain and limited motion, does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.
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