The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right shoulder DJD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence, including recent VA treatment records and a new orthopedic examination, is needed to properly assess the severity of the veteran's right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0800164
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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 has granted service connection for right shoulder DJD, but the appeal is dismissed as it was already fully addressed in a previous decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction was denied, and his claim for an effective date prior to July 20, 2015 for the award of TDIU benefits was also denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's combined disability rating is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a 100% rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new examinations are needed to evaluate the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral lower extremities and right shoulder conditions. The issues of higher ratings for these conditions have been remanded.
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