The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected right shoulder disability is being remanded for further examination and consideration of an extraschedular evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner will determine if the veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability prevents him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, which could lead to a referral to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service, for an extraschedular evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- acromioclavicular separation of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0834248
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his Social Security Administration records and VA Vocational Rehabilitation folder. He also needs a new medical opinion regarding the nature of his neurological head pain and right upper extremity disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right shoulder and low back disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a comprehensive orthopedic examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected acromioclavicular separation of the right shoulder was granted effective September 10, 2009.,Service connection for mild degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder was also established as secondary to his service-connected right shoulder condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability does not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that his claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is denied.
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