The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence, including obtaining private treatment records from Beaver Medical Clinic and any orthopedic specialist.
The deciding factor: Records from Beaver Medical Clinic are missing and need to be obtained before a decision can be made on the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes, left shoulder, meniscus tear, right knee, post-traumatic arthritis, right knee, snapping scapula, left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903214
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · 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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