The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a local personal hearing and VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to the veteran's request for a local hearing and new evidence submitted by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left subclavian shoulder/arm disorder, cardiac arrest secondary to left subclavian shoulder/arm disorder, hernia secondary to left subclavian shoulder/arm disorder, paralyzed right hemi diaphragm secondary to left subclavian shoulder/arm disorder, vagus nerve disorder with left vocal cord palsy secondary to left subclavian shoulder/arm disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816261
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,613 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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