The veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development is necessary to ensure a complete record before deciding the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder injury residuals, adjustment disorder with depressive mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0735267
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for increased ratings and denied a compensable rating for right shoulder scars, while remanding several other issues including service connection for a right hand disorder.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressive mood is dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the AOJ to reassess the Veteran's right shoulder disability claim, including evaluating separate ratings for any additional diagnosed conditions. The AOJ must consider all applicable diagnostic codes and provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for an increased initial evaluation for service-connected right (non-dominant) shoulder injury residuals due to incomplete evidence and need for further examination.
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