The Board has remanded the claim for unspecified joint pain to the RO for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The examination report is inadequate as it does not provide sufficient information regarding the relationship between the veteran's joint pain, other than that specifically referable to his right shoulder, and his service in the military.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0609462
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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