The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his left sternoclavicular strain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has reported worsening symptoms since the last VA examination, necessitating further evaluation and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- left sternoclavicular strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0925839
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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.
- Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's left sternoclavicular strain is related to his service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development to address the etiology of any current left shoulder disability(ies) and whether it is related to service or a service-connected condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's left sternoclavicular strain is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion or pain.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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