The veteran's appeal involves several issues, including compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for VA treatment of a fractured right clavicle and service connection for vascular insufficiency of the left leg. The RO must obtain additional medical records, reschedule examinations, and re-adjudicate his claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues that require further development to ensure all relevant evidence is considered.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right clavicle, vascular insufficiency of the left leg, instability of the right shoulder, chronic cystic acne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0722131
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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 Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) solely due to service-connected persistent depressive disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for DIC and Chapter 35 DEA benefits, finding no legal entitlement to such earlier dates.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for residuals of a fractured right clavicle is remanded due to the need for further examination and assessment.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability, including chloracne and chronic cystic acne, as secondary to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
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