The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran asserts that his service-connected right shoulder injury presents greater impairment than currently assigned.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that there are outstanding issues related to the Veteran's claim and requires further action, specifically scheduling an examination and obtaining additional medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1006966
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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 Board remands the claim for service connection for a right shoulder injury to the agency of original jurisdiction for an adequate medical opinion that considers relevant lay statements and addresses right shoulder arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder injuries to obtain an appropriate VA opinion addressing all of the Veteran's STRs and lay statements.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right and left shoulder injury, concluding that the current disability is related to an in-service injury.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 12, 2019, for the awards of service connection for migraines, PTSD, a right shoulder injury, and tinnitus.
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