The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and re-adjudicating the issues of increased disability ratings for right shoulder bursitis with traumatic arthritis, left hip bursitis, and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to obtain all relevant medical records from the Social Security Administration before making a decision on the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis, right shoulder, traumatic arthritis, right shoulder, bursitis, left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0627594
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to an initial 20 percent rating for bursitis, right shoulder due to painful motion experienced throughout the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for shoulder conditions, including neuralgia, are being remanded due to scheduling issues and the need for additional VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development to ensure a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations.
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